Centre lathe Bed and gap bed Video
 
The lathe bed is made from cast iron and form a large part of the lathe.  The lathe size are express as the length of the bed.  To be more precise the maximum distance between the tailstock and headstock.

The bed supports he carriage as well as the tailstock.

Gap bed is a piece of bed that can be removed close to the headstock to accommodate work with large diameter.

The bed can come in the following guides:

  • Flat bed
  • V-flat bed
  • V-V bed

 

 

 

 

 

V-V bed

V-flat bed