lathe : Idioms & Phrases
Index
- bench lathe
- Blanchard lathe
Drill lathe , ∨Speed lathe - Duplex lathe
- Engine lathe
- Fluting lathe
- Foot lathe
- Gap lathe
- Gauge lathe
- Geometric lathe
- Gibbed lathe
- Hand lathe
Lapidary's lathe ,mill ,or wheel - Mandrel lathe
- Pole lathe
- Slide lathe
- Speed lathe
- Throw lathe
- Turning lathe
- Turret lathe
- Wheel lathe
bench lathe
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noun lathe mounted on a workbench
WordNet
Blanchard lathe
- a lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.
Webster 1913
Drill lathe , ∨ Speed lathe
- a small lathe which, from its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.
Webster 1913
Duplex lathe
- one for turning off, screwing, and surfacing, by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the piece operated upon.
Webster 1913
Engine lathe
- a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc.
Webster 1913
Fluting lathe
- a machine for forming spiral flutes, as on balusters, table legs, etc.
Webster 1913
Foot lathe
- a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by the foot.
Webster 1913
Gap lathe
(Mach.) , a turning lathe with a deep notch in the bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter.
Webster 1913
Gauge lathe
- an automatic lathe for turning a round object having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round, to a templet or gauge.
Webster 1913
Geometric lathe
- an instrument for engraving bank notes, etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; called also
cycloidal engine .
Webster 1913
Gibbed lathe
- an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.
Webster 1913
Hand lathe
- a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe without an automatic feed for the tool.
Webster 1913
Lapidary's lathe , mill , or wheel
- a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.
Webster 1913
Mandrel lathe
- a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.
Webster 1913
Pole lathe
- a simple form of lathe, or a substitute for a lathe, in which the work is turned by means of a cord passing around it, one end being fastened to the treadle, and the other to an elastic pole above.
Webster 1913
Slide lathe
- an engine lathe.
Webster 1913
Speed lathe
(Mach.) , a power lathe with a rapidly revolving spindle, for turning small objects, for polishing, etc.; a hand lathe.
Webster 1913
Throw lathe
- a small lathe worked by one hand, while the cutting tool is held in the other.
Webster 1913
Turning lathe
- a lathe used by turners to shape their work.
Webster 1913
Turret lathe
- a turning lathe having a turret head.
Webster 1913
Wheel lathe
- a lathe for turning railway-car wheels.
