lathe : Idioms & Phrases


bench lathe

  • noun lathe mounted on a workbench
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Blanchard lathe

  • a lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.
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Drill lathe, ∨ Speed lathe

  • a small lathe which, from its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.
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Duplex lathe

  • one for turning off, screwing, and surfacing, by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the piece operated upon.
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Engine lathe

  • a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc.
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Fluting lathe

  • a machine for forming spiral flutes, as on balusters, table legs, etc.
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Foot lathe

  • a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by the foot.
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Gap lathe

  • (Mach.), a turning lathe with a deep notch in the bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter.
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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.
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Geometric lathe

  • an instrument for engraving bank notes, etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; called also cycloidal engine.
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Gibbed lathe

  • an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.
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Hand lathe

  • a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe without an automatic feed for the tool.
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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.
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Mandrel lathe

  • a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.
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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.
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Slide lathe

  • an engine lathe.
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Speed lathe

  • (Mach.), a power lathe with a rapidly revolving spindle, for turning small objects, for polishing, etc.; a hand lathe.
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Throw lathe

  • a small lathe worked by one hand, while the cutting tool is held in the other.
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Turning lathe

  • a lathe used by turners to shape their work.
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Turret lathe

  • a turning lathe having a turret head.
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Wheel lathe

  • a lathe for turning railway-car wheels.
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