What Is A Turned Part?
You may here the term "turned part" from time to time, but do you really know what it means? Well, I hope this post will give you a good understanding of what a turned part is and how they are manufactured 😀. Early Years of Manufacture Turned Parts were a originally manufactured starting in the late 1700's after the design of the lathe by Jaques De Vaucanson. This was seen a massive leap forward by the manufacturing industry and created a wealth of jobs throughout developing country's. This advance in manufacturing technology spurned the industrial revolution. Machining operations could be carried out using cutting tools for turning, machine drills for producing holes and machine taps for putting a thread onto a component. The machining process on a "Centre Lathe" involves rotating a piece of metal (bar stock) at speed in a chuck. Tools are then brought into contact with the rotating work piece to create the desired feature (drilling, turning, t...