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2. 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 ...

3. Metal lathe - Wikipedia

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   Center lathe with digital read out and chuck guard. Size is 460 mm diameter x 1000 mm between centers. In machining, a metal lathe or metalworking lathe is a large class of lathes designed for precisely machining relatively hard materials.

4. Turret lathe - Wikipedia

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   Hartness 3x36 flat turret lathe with cross-sliding head, equipped for bar work, 1910 [1]. A turret lathe is a form of metalworking lathe that is used for repetitive production of duplicate parts, which by the nature of their cutting process are usually interchangeable.

5. Vertical lathe - Wikipedia

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   Large vertical lathe used for machining water turbines, with a face in the order of 10 to 15 meters in diameter (see worker on top of turbine for scale). A vertical lathe is a lathe where the axis of rotation is oriented vertically, unlike most conventional lathes which are oriented horizontally.

6. Machine tool - Wikipedia

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   Important early machine tools included the slide rest lathe, screw-cutting lathe, turret lathe, milling machine, pattern tracing lathe, shaper, and metal planer, which were all in use before 1840. [12] With these machine tools the decades-old objective of producing interchangeable parts was finally realized. An important early example of ...

7. Turning - Wikipedia

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   A lathe is a machine tool used principally for shaping pieces of metal, wood, or other materials by causing the workpiece to be held and rotated by the lathe while a tool bit is advanced into the work causing the cutting action. Lathes can be divided into three types for easy identification: engine lathe, turret lathe, and special purpose ...