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Lathe   /leɪð/   Listen
Lathe

noun
1.
Machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool.



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bench lathe


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"Lathe" Quotes from Famous Books



... stock of tools. Jimmy's father had made them a wooden form on which to wind the wire. This core was nothing but a plain cylinder of wood, about three inches in diameter and ten inches long. For Christmas, the year before, Mr. Layton had given Bob a small but accurately made bench lathe, operated by a foot pedal, and Bob mounted the roller between the lathe centers, holding one end in the chuck jaws. Then he produced a narrow roll of stout wrapping paper, such as is used for winding around automobile tires, and ...
— The Radio Boys' First Wireless - Or Winning the Ferberton Prize • Allen Chapman


Words linked to "Lathe" :   shaper, chuck, carriage, handwheel, shaping machine, bench lathe


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