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2. Woodturning - Wikipedia

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   Outside of London, the craft was decentralized and unregulated. Itinerant turners known as Bodgers set up temporary pole lathes near the source of wood for turning furniture parts. Belt driven lathe Electric lathe. In the 19th and early 20th century, woodturners in England worked in Turning Shops, [13] usually within the master-apprentice ...

3. Lathe faceplate - Wikipedia

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   A lathe faceplate is a basic workholding accessory for a wood or metal turning lathe. It is a circular metal (usually cast iron) plate which fixes to the end of the lathe spindle. The workpiece is then clamped to the faceplate, typically using t-slot nuts in slots in the faceplate, or less commonly threaded holes in the faceplate itself.

4. Banjo (wood lathe) - Wikipedia

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   In the craft of woodturning, a banjo is a common term for a fixture on the wood lathe, [1] mounted on the lathe's bed, for holding the toolrest. It allows for adjustment of the toolrest in various positions, by the lathe operator, making it possible to hold the turning tool in the most convenient position for removing material from the spinning ...

5. Lathe - Wikipedia

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   Modern metal lathe A watchmaker using a lathe to prepare a component cut from copper for a watch. A lathe (/ l eɪ ð /) is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, threading and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about ...

6. Pole lathe - Wikipedia

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   A pole lathe in a museum in Seiffen, Germany. A pole lathe, also known as a springpole lathe, is a wood-turning lathe that uses the resilience of a long pole as a return spring for a treadle. Pressing the treadle pulls on a cord that is wrapped around the piece of wood or billet being turned. The other end of the cord reaches up to the end of a ...

7. Holtzapffel - Wikipedia

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   Lathes and hand tools The Holtzapffel dynasty of tool and lathe makers was founded in Long Acre , London by a Strasbourg-born turner, Jean-Jacques Holtzapffel, [ 1 ] in 1794. The firm specialized in lathes for ornamental turning but also made a name for its high-quality edge and boring tools.