lathe

     

A lathe (pronounce /ˈleɪð/) is a machine tool which spins a block of material to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation.

Trivia about lathe

  • The first workers who used this device to rotate wood & shape it with a fixed blade were called turners
  • By definition, in the woodshop a turner fashions objects on one of these
  • This basic turning machine that shapes materials includes a rotating spindle
  • Change one letter in "bathe" & you get this wood-shaping tool
  • You can produce shapely wooden legs using this machine in which the piece is held, rotated & a tool applied to it
  • Pass me the flathead screws; I need to tighten this metal-shaping device
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew at the Louisville Slugger Museum) Once upon a time Louisville Sluggers were made by hand, in 30 minutes each; this machine turns them out in 20 seconds

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