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lathe Definition

lathe (t̸h)

noun

a machine for shaping an article of wood, metal, etc. by holding and turning it rapidly against the edge of a cutting or abrading tool

Etymology: ME lath, turning lathe, supporting stand, prob. < MDu lade in the same senses (> Dan dreielad, turning lathe): for IE base see lade

transitive verb lathed, lath·ing

to shape on a lathe

lathe Synonyms

lathe

n.

turret lathe, turning lathe, cutter; see machine 1.

lathe Usage Examples

Possessives

watchmaker: They are well equipment with machine tools from watchmaker's lathes to CNC mills.

Converse of object

  • screwcutting: Screwcutting lathe with 2.5-inch center height, 7 inches between centers.
  • turn: For bowl turning the lathe will ideally have an outboard turning facility or a swing head.

Adjective modifier

  • 9-inch: Both the Model C and Model B 9-inch lathes used changewheels for screwcutting whilst the Model A was always fitted with a screwcutting gearbox.
  • 10-inch: The 10-inch lathe featured flat ways 1 1/2 inches wide with the edges of the central slot machined to guide the tailstock.
  • 12-inch: The first of the 12-inch lathes to have power cross feed were the 1939 De-lux 16-speed, Timken headstock bearing models.
  • automatic: Fred's usual work was to mill the spiral sectors on cams for the automatic lathes in next door's factory.
  • conventional: THE USERS Any one of the EMCOMAT models is ideally suited for the various fields of application of conventional lathes in this size range.
  • plain: Plain Lathes: There is one type of lathe that you may come across, the plain-turning or training lathe.

Modifies a noun

  • headstock: Their range of rounders and trapping planes provide the means to do the job properly by hand or using a slow-speed lathe headstock.
  • turner: My first encounter with a bow lathe turner was in Bulgaria during my 1991 travels.
  • chuck: The arbor is short and tapered and will not hold in the lathe chuck or a collet.
  • spindle: A single slot in the metal disk triggers a single electrical pulse in each lathe spindle revolution.
  • bed: Once the blocks are secured to the stand the hollow bolts can be screwed in or out to level the lathe bed.

Noun used with modifier

  • wood-turning: In 1935 the first Craftsman wood-turning lathe with the option of a metal-turning kit was marketed.
  • capstan: Items produced included capstan lathes, tool and cutter grinders, and screw-cutting lathes.
  • toolroom: Holbrook toolroom lathes appear to have been designated either " B " for the smaller machines, or " T " for the larger.
  • plain-turning: Boxford 3.3 " x 9.25 " precision plain-turning bench lathe, circa 1947.
  • screwcutting: Although styled to resemble the screwcutting lathes, only the tailstock handwheel and minor controls were the same.
  • screw-cutting: Jesse Ramsden developed the first satisfactory screw-cutting lathe in 1770.

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