UNIVERSAL BENCH-TYPE WOOD AND METAL WORKING LATHE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: wood and metal working. SUBSTANCE: lathe has base 1 with parallel struts 7 interconnected through hollow guiding bars 8 carrying movable rest 13. Spindles 9 positioned within bars 8 carry supporting slab 4 fixed on spindle ends behind right strut. Tail spindle 23 is mounted within slab 4. Tool clamp is moved by lead screw. Tool head has casing 25 incorporating drive spindle shaft 6 connected with electric drive. Blade shaft 27 is secured on shaft 6. Depending on kind of work to be effectuated disk and end cutters, drilling and turning chucks may be fixed on end of shaft 6. Thrust 29 and pendulum-type clamp are secured on bench 5. Clamp is adapted to clamp metal bars and tubes, which are lowered onto Bakelite disk to be cut Casing 25 is connected with carriage 3 through pin and may be turned about vertical axis and moved together with carriage. EFFECT: increased efficiency and simplified construction. 4 cl, 6 dwg