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<h2 id="materials">Materials</h2> <p>Micro lathes are not commonly used to cut <a href="/facts/Wood/z13NpHPl">wood</a>. Though accessories for woodcutting are available, a reduced work envelope limits the machine to small projects and increases difficulty. A majority of micro lathes utilize a variable speed <a href="/facts/Electric_motor/ArD7BGDa">electric motor</a> and are usually employed to turn metals such as <a href="/facts/Iron/QK1JYy8E">iron</a>, <a href="/facts/Aluminum/7wmR8jYE">aluminum</a>, <a href="/facts/Copper/I8PEE8oX">copper</a>, and <a href="/facts/Titanium/53ArnDoy">titanium</a>. <a href="/facts/Delrin/TFrYKSx7">Delrin</a> and other free-machining plastics can be effectively cut, but others (such as <a href="/facts/Acetate/U90VVczy">Acetate</a> and <a href="/facts/PVC/9VkegJvr">PVC</a>) require experience and specialized knowledge of machining, and are commonly found to be difficult to machine by micro lathe users who are not professional machinists. </p> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Martin, Joe (1999). <i>Tabletop machining : a basic approach to making small parts on miniature machine tools</i>. Vista, California, USA: Author. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-9665433-0-8. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/44992476">44992476</a>.</li> <li>Jeffree, Tony (2019). <i>The Taig/Peatol Lathe</i>. Pub Independently published: <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 9781690196006</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Miniature Engines". The Bay Area Engine Modelers group. 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-07. <a href="http://www.baemclub.com/" target="_blank">http://www.baemclub.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Dennis Normile, Tokyo (2001-07-16). "Tiny lathe produces micro parts". designnews.com. Retrieved 2007-06-07. <a href="https://www.designnews.com/automation-motion-control/tiny-lathe-produces-micro-parts" target="_blank">https://www.designnews.com/automation-motion-control/tiny-lathe-produces-micro-parts</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>