Manufacturing & Materials
Metal planer
A metal planer carries a workpiece back and forth beneath a cutting tool. Its long reciprocating table made it useful for machining large, flat surfaces on machine frames and other heavy components.
About this artifact
A metal planer carries a workpiece back and forth beneath a cutting tool. Its long reciprocating table made it useful for machining large, flat surfaces on machine frames and other heavy components.
Sources & image credits
Historical photograph, illustration or documented physical example; the source caption identifies the depicted object.
Image: Planing_machine_with_electric_motor_drive_(Rankin_Kennedy,_Modern_Engines,_Vol_VI).jpg
Creator: Andy Dingley (scanner)
License: Public domain
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