Thebasichandmetalspinningtooliscalledaspoon,thoughmanyothertools(betheycommerciallyproduced,adhoc,orimprovised)
canbeusedtoeffectvariedresults。Spinningtoolscanbemadeofhardenedsteelforusingwithaluminiumorsolidbrassforspinning
stainlesssteelormildsteel。
Somemetalspinningtoolsareallowedtospinonbearingsduringtheformingprocess.Thisreducesfrictionandheatingofthetool、
extendingtoollifeandimprovingsurfacefinish。Rotatingtoolsmayalsobecoatedwiththinfilmofceramictoprolongtoollife.Rotating
toolsarecommonlyusedduringCNCmetalspinningoperations。
商業的に、rollersmountedontheendofleversaregenerallyusedtoformthematerialdowntothemandrelinbothhandspinningand
CNCmetalspinning.Rollersvaryindiameterandthicknessdependingtheintendeduse.Thewidertherollerthesmootherthesurfaceof
thespinning; thethinnerrollerscanbeusedtoformsmallerradii。
Cuttingofthemetalisdonebyhandheldcutters、oftenfootlonghollowbarswithtoolsteelshaped/sharpenedfilesattached。InCNCapplications、
carbideortoolsteelcut-offtoolsareused。
Themandreldoesnotincurexcessiveforces、asfoundinothermetalworkingprocesses、soitcanbemadefromwood、プラスチック、又は氷。発揮
materialsorhighvolumeuse、themandrelisusuallymadeofmetal
