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		Operations on Wood Turning Lathes - Course: Mechanical woodworking techniques. Trainees' handbook of lessons (Institut für Berufliche Entwicklung, 19 p.)
			(introduction...)
			1. Purpose of Turning
			2. Assembly of a Lathe
			3. Tools
			4. Tool Maintenance
			5. Mode of Operation of a Wood Turning Lathe
			6. Turning Technology
			7. Basic Labour Safety Provisions for Turning

1. Purpose of Turning

Turning is a cutting process. The workpiece encompasses a turn. Chips are removed by the hand-wielded tool. This process is also called turning and is one of the oldest wood processing techniques. This technology is used to yield a great variety of shaped workpieces.

The two main types of bent turning, namely turning long trunks and cross sections, constitute the principal forms of turning.

Thereby virtually all turned products can be made.

What is the purpose of turning?
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