Tools and Equipment

Lathe

Woodworking Tools

The machine that spins the workpiece against a fixed cutting tool, making perfectly round work possible: bowls, spindles, chair legs and pens in the home woodshop, and precision parts in the machine shop. Woodturning on a lathe is a complete craft discipline of its own. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Introduced When (Circa)
In use in ancient Egypt by circa 1300 BC as a two-person bow-driven lathe 1
Origin
The earliest evidence of a lathe is a depiction in the tomb of Petosiris, dating to 4th century BC Egypt. 1
Introduced era (class)
Classical Antiquity 1
Power Source
Water 1
Power Source
Steam 1
Action
Shape 2
Connections

Used In

Woodworking, Crafts
Source Lathe (Wikipedia)

Works Material

Glass, Materials
Source Lathe (Wikipedia)
Metal, Materials
Source Dictionary.com: Lathe definition
Additional Source Lathe (Wikipedia)Lead section
Wood, Materials
Source Dictionary.com: Lathe definition
Additional Source Lathe (Wikipedia)Lead section
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Era Of Origin

Classical Antiquity

Also in History Atlas: the era this subject comes from.

Sources
1. Lathe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • History section
    The earliest evidence of a lathe is a depiction in the tomb of Petosiris, dating back to 4th century BC Egypt.
  • Article text
    mechanized power generated by water wheels or steam engines was transmitted to the lathe via line shafting
  • Works Material: Wood, Lead section
    Lathes are used in woodturning, metalworking, metal spinning, thermal spraying, reclamation, and glass-working.
  • Works Material: Metal, Lead section
    Lathes are used in woodturning, metalworking, metal spinning, thermal spraying, reclamation, and glass-working.
  • Works Material: Glass, Lead section
    Lathes are used in woodturning, metalworking, metal spinning, thermal spraying, reclamation, and glass-working.
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2. Dictionary.com: Lathe definition
Dictionary.com
  • Definition
    a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
  • Definition, action
    against a tool that shapes it
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