Thebasichandmetalspinningtooliscalledaspoon ti', thoughmanyothertools (betheycommerciallyproduced, adhoc, orimprovised).
canbeusedtoeffectvariedresults. Spinningtoolscanbemadeofhardenedsteelforusingwithaluminiumorsolidbrassforspinning
stainlesssteelormildsteel.
Somemetalspinningtoolsareallowedtospinonbearingsduringtheformingprocess.Thisreducesfrictionandheatingofthetool,
extendingtoollifeandimprovingsurfacefinish. Rotatingtoolsmayalsobecoatedwiththinfilmofceramictoprolongtoollife.Rotating
toolsarecommonlyusedduringCNCmetalspinningoperations.
Comercialmente, rollersmountedontheendofleversaregenerallyusedtoformthematerialdowntothemandrelinbothhandspinningand
CNCmetalspinning.Rollersvaryindiameterandthicknessdependingtheintendeduse.Thewidertherollerthesmootherthesurfaceof
thespinning; thethinnerrollerscanbeusedtoformsmallerradii.
Cuttingofthemetalisdonebyhandheldcutters, oftenfootlonghollowbarswithtoolsteelshaped leti' sharpenedfilesattached. InCNCapplications,
carbideortoolsteelcut-offtoolsareused.
Themandreldoesnotincurexcessiveforces, asfoundinothermetalworkingprocesses, soitcanbemadefromwood, plástico, orice. Forhard
materialsorhighvolumeuse, themandrelisusuallymadeofmetal
