History of the Lathe to 1850: A Study in the Growth of a Technical Element of an Industrial Economy |
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18th century adjustable alternating rotation automatic Besson British Crown Copyright Bulleid and Gray carriage Celtic century B.C. change gears Cherubin chine clamped clearly Conservatoire National construction Continuous drive cord drive crank cross feed cross slide cutting lathe cutting tool device drums early Egyptian elements engine Etruscan evidence gibbed Glastonbury Grinding Machine guideways hand skill head and tailstocks heavy Henry Maudslay History important industrial lathe instrument makers iron La Tène culture later lathe bed lathe shown lathe spindle lead screw LEONARDO DA VINCI London longitudinal machine tools Maudslay's means metal method monograph ornamental turning lathe patent Plumier pole lathe Polhem potter's wheel precision produce pulley Rieth rigidity Science Museum screw threads SCREW-CUTTING LATHE Senot shown in Figure shows slide rest spindle bearings spindle drive steel technical Thiout tool holder tool rest treadle turned wooden turner Vaucanson Whitworth Wilkinson Wittmann wood Woodbury workpiece