A lathe is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as zeroing, shaving, facing, cutting, tapping, drilling/boring, and turning down with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis.
Stock Types
The difference between hex and thunderhex is the roundness of the edge. Hex has sharp pointy edges while thunderhex is more flat and rounded on its edges. We primarily use thunderhex because we use thunderhex bearings.
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We have ½” and ⅜” stock. This means the outside diameter of the part is one of these widths, respectively. On round stock, you can measure this diameter from anywhere, but on hex and thunderhex stock, this diameter can be seen by measuring from opposite flat edges. | |
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