Category:Lathes -- Metal: Difference between revisions
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A lathe is a machine tool that | A lathe is a machine tool that turns workpiece on a rotating spindle and allows the operator to cut it with a sharp tool. The most familiar type, an "engine" lathe holds a metal or plastic workpiece in a chuck, and a sharp cutting tool (most usually made of high-speed steel) is manipulated on a moving tool holder, either by manual motion, by a mechanized drive geared to the spindle, or by CNC. | ||
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A lathe is a machine tool that turns workpiece on a rotating spindle and allows the operator to cut it with a sharp tool. The most familiar type, an "engine" lathe holds a metal or plastic workpiece in a chuck, and a sharp cutting tool (most usually made of high-speed steel) is manipulated on a moving tool holder, either by manual motion, by a mechanized drive geared to the spindle, or by CNC.
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Pages in category "Lathes -- Metal"
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