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Turning Manual Lathe

This course provides training in Manual Lathe Operation (Centre Lathe) and producing turned parts, and is delivered by our Engineering professionals who are well-known throughout Fife for their expertise and quality.

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Certification:

College Certificated

Duration:

3 hours per week over 6 weeksFriday afternoon 1.00pm – 4pm at Glenrothes Campus
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What qualifications will I gain?

College Certificate

What will I learn on the course?


  • Health and safety in machine shop
  • Machine shop induction
  • General layout of the machine
  • Parts of lathe
  • Turning principles
  • Various operation procedures
  • Tooling speed and feed calculations
  • Discussing methods for turning different materials
  • Facing off and chamfering
  • Turning diameters
  • Turning lengths
  • Drilling
  • Tapping
  • Grooving
  • Boring
  • Part off


Application Information

What further course options are available?

Manual Milling Machine Operation