Manufacturing & Materials
Screw-cutting lathe
A screw-cutting lathe links the spindle to a leadscrew so the tool advances at a controlled rate. This coordination allows a repeatable thread to be cut along a rotating workpiece.
About this artifact
A screw-cutting lathe links the spindle to a leadscrew so the tool advances at a controlled rate. This coordination allows a repeatable thread to be cut along a rotating workpiece.
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Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.
Image: Maudslay_screw-cutting_lathes_of_circa_1797_and_1800.png
Creator: Unknown photographer
License: Public domain
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