What are the parts of a lathe?

• The spindle is the rotating region where you place your part.

• The tailstock is a cart at the end of the lathe used to support the workpiece if necessary.

• The carriage slides forward and backward and houses the tools that cut the workpiece.

• The cross slide is the surface that the carriage slides along.

• The spindle clutch manipulates the direction of rotation and state (on/off) of the spindle.

• Click here for a diagram.