Thebasichandmetalspinningtooliscalledaspoon,thoughmanyothertools(betheycommerciallyproduced,AdHoc,orimprovised)
canbeusedtoeffectvariedresults. Spinningtoolscanbemadeofhardenedsteelforusingwithaluminiumorsolidbrassforspinning
stainlesssteelormildsteel.
Somemetalspinningtoolsareallowedtospinonbearingsduringtheformingprocess.Thisreducesfrictionandheatingofthetool,
extendingtoollifeandimprovingsurfacefinish. Rotatingtoolsmayalsobecoatedwiththinfilmofceramictoprolongtoollife.Rotating
toolsarecommonlyusedduringCNCmetalspinningoperations.
Comercialment, rollersmountedontheendofleversaregenerallyusedtoformthematerialdowntothemandrelinbothhandspinningand
CNCmetalspinning.Rollersvaryindiameterandthicknessdependingtheintendeduse.Thewidertherollerthesmootherthesurfaceof
thespinning; thethinnerrollerscanbeusedtoformsmallerradii.
Cuttingofthemetalisdonebyhandheldcutters, oftenfootlonghollowbarswithtoolsteelshaped/sharpenedfilesattached. InCNCapplications,
carbideortoolsteelcut-offtoolsareused.
Themandreldoesnotincurexcessiveforces, asfoundinothermetalworkingprocesses, soitcanbemadefromwood, plàstic, orice. Forhard
materialsorhighvolumeuse, themandrelisusuallymadeofmetal
