The control of tool-holder finishers, slide for gouges and tailstock are automatic. All controls are automatic. In CN-equipped lathes, divisions and steps can be programmed by CT/CAD, the spindle brake is electronic. May be equipped with loader.
A lathe is a machine tool used for the machining of a piece in rotation. Processing takes place by chip removal. Allows copying on a metal template for mass production or on a wooden model for occasional turning.
The copying lathe with horizontal spindles reproduces wooden elements by copying the shape from a three-dimensional model for working elements of chairs, furniture, rifle butts, oars, tool handles, anatomic clogs, coat hangers, sporting goods, musical instruments.