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Guilloché (French:), or guilloche (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ l oʊ ʃ /), is a decorative technique in which a very precise, intricate and repetitive pattern is mechanically engraved into an underlying material via engine turning, which uses a machine of the same name. Engine turning machines may include the rose engine lathe and also the straight-line ...
Mercklein's rose engine, 1780 A rose engine was used to produce the complex background and border patterns of early British postage stamps. A rose engine lathe is a specialized kind of geometric lathe. The head stock rocks back and forth with a rocking motion and/or slides along the spindle axis in a pumping motion.
Engine turning is a form of ornamental turning. [1] The technique geometrically applies a single-point cutting tool to produce a decorative metal surface finish pattern. [1] [2] Traditionally, engine turning referred to Guilloché engraving. [3]
A straight line engine turning machine is a machine used for engraving decorative patterns on a surface. The engraving may be referred to as Guilloché, which also encompasses patterns created with the rose engine lathe. [1] Where the rose engine is based on a lathe, the straight line engine has more in common with a metal planer machine.
Ornamental turning is believed to have originated in Bavaria in the latter part of the 15th century when it consisted mostly of rose-work, being done by using a cam or template (called a rosette) mounted on the lathe spindle and allowing the headstock to rock under tension of a spring or weight, to follow the contour on the edge of the rosette: also the spindle was allowed to slide to and fro ...
Some millwork products like doors, windows and stair parts now incorporate the use of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and glass components. [1] Several examples of different types of external decorative millwork are evident at an Erie Railway train station in Orange County, NY. Most wood products used for millwork require decorative finish ...
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A US Navy Seaman uses a needlegun to remove old paint and corrosion aboard USS Kitty Hawk. [1] A needlegun scaler, needle scaler, or needle-gun is a tool used to remove rust, mill scale, and old paint from metal surfaces. [2] The tool is used in metalwork applications as diverse as home repair, automotive repair, and shipboard preservation. [3 ...