Central Machinery Lathe

Last updated on November 18th, 2022 at 11:13 am

Central machinery lathe

The Central machinery lathe is for turning, counter facing, or making bushings, spindles, prototypes, or models. It comes with 18 threads, an automatic feed, and a chuck guard with a micro switch. The lathe is ideal for labs, workshops, engineering, and educational settings. 

The automatic feed Chuck guard features a micro switch variable speed control knob. Speed ranges from 0 to 1100 RPM (low) and 0-2500 RPM (high). The threads range from 12 to 52 TPI, the tailstock taper and MT2 Tool post ETL listed Certification ETL Distance between centers is 10 inches. Horsepower is 3/4 Speed (max) 0-2500 RPM Minimum Speed (RPM) 0-1100 RPM.

Central machinery wood lathe

This high-quality wood lathe is ideal for crafts, hobbies, and professional woodworking. With five adjustable speeds, this benchtop wood lathe tackles a wide variety of wood. The 3/4 HP motor on this reaches speeds of up to 2,400 RPM for quick and precise turning and facing on your wood projects.

 The features include a pivoting headstock to allow extra-large bowl turning capacity. The headstock rotates and locks in position at 45, 90, 135, and 180 degrees. It has a 12inch swing over the bed.

Central machinery metal lathe

The Central Machinery metal lathe is a solution for turning or making bushings, spindles, prototypes, or models. That Central Machinery metal lathe is for making replacement parts and other metalworking projects for professional machinists and DIYers.

It has a 3/4 HP motor with minimum and maximum speed ranges of 0-1,100 RPM and 0-2,500 RPM. That compact metal lathe features 18 threads from 12 to 52 TPI, a chuck guard with micro switch, adjustable speeds, and an 11inch distance between centers. Accuracy is good, and you can easily hold tolerances of just .001 to .002. You cannot adjust the height on the tool post, but there are workarounds.

Central machinery lathe replacement parts

• Motor
• Bolt
• Clamp
• Handle assembly
• Headstock 
• Switch
• Motor
• Tool rest

Central machinery lathe bed extension

Increase the maximum length of the spindle so you can turn with your Lathe by more than double with this cast-iron bed extension. It attaches quickly and easily to the Lathe. It increases the distance between centers from 17-3/4 to 38-1/2inches,  providing you the capacity to turn table legs, baseball bats, or other longer spindles. The extra weight adds to overall lathe stability.

Central machinery lathe tool rest

The tool rest takes time to figure out, but once you do, you will be able to reach around more areas of a project.  The metal is soft. The tool rest snaps off due to user abuse and misuse. Be careful of over-extending your turning tools so that your tool rest lasts a long time. 

Tool rests increase your workspace. The tool rest is 25mm, so if you want to build a custom tool rest, you need to get some 25mm stock. Check the measurement on your machine before ordering materials.

Central machinery 12×36 wood lathe

This high-quality wood lathe is ideal for crafts, hobbies, and professional woodworking. It runs smoothly and is worth much more than the price. It will not run slowly enough to do larger pieces. The lowest it can go is 600 rpm. 

The 3/4 HP motor on this lathe reaches speeds of up to 2,400 RPM for quick and precise turning and facing on your wood projects. It has a pivoting headstock to allow extra-large bowl turning capacity. The headstock rotates and locks in position at 45, 90, 135, and 180 degrees.

Central machinery item 34706

This high-quality wood lathe is ideal for crafts, hobbies, and professional woodworking. The 3/4 HP motor on this lathe reaches speeds of up to 2,400 RPM for quick and precise turning and facing. It has a pivoting headstock to allow extra-large bowl turning capacity.

Central machinery 8 x 12 mini woodworking lathe

That is a lightly used Aluminum dust collector 18inch mounting rail from an 8 X 12″ inch lathe. It has a 1inch gap between bed rails. It is a wear and tear dust and dirt-rust and pitting but in good working condition.

This lathe has a variable speed dial that is convenient to work on your piece turning, sanding, and finishing. Choosing will help you save before you opt for models with the same components.

Central machinery wood lathe accessories

• Tool Rest
• Faceplate 
• Headstock
• Stand
• Drive centre
• Discs
• Allen wrenches

Central machinery products

It is a Harbor Freight Tools brand that offers an extensive range of high-quality machine shop equipment. The company provides a wide range of power tools, including drill presses, saws, cutters, grinders, lathes, shapers, welders, shears, presses, drills, and saws.

Central machinery lathe extension

Look for a used lathe and work on it. The Harbor Freight lathe uses a Reeves pulley system for variable speed control. You need to clean and lubricate the moving surfaces of the Reeves pulley on the headstock spindle and motor shaft regularly. If you ignore this maintenance item, you will have issues.

 Depending on the usage of your lathe, it will keep it working smoothly. Apply the lubricant and run it up and down in speed several times. Apply another lubricant and run the lathe up and down in speed. That will loosen the debris from the shaft and the inner surface of the pulleys.

Central machinery lathe parts 

• Head Screw
• Tailstock
• Ball Bearing
• Balance Wheel
• Hex Socket 
• Belt Tension Lever
• Lock Handle
• Hex Nut
• Washer 

Central machinery lathe 14×40

The bed is square steel tubing and has a decent but tolerable vibration. The only downside is when you tighten the tailstock, the headstock will bend upwards.

Central machinery lathe chuck

Fixing central machinery wood lathe chucks on the machinery is effective. The chuck is a specialized clamp-type used to hold objects with radial symmetry like drills or perforators. In a drill, a mill, and a transmission, a chuck holds the rotating tool; in a lathe, it holds the rotating workpiece. The chucks use jaws to hold the tool or workpiece.

There are different chucks used in lathe machines: Four jaw independent chuck, Three jaws universal chuck, and Combination type chuck.