What lathe is made of
A machine that shapes a rotating workpiece with a cutting tool.
- Rope — has part. The bowstring wraps around the workpiece and turns it.
- Lathe headstock — has part. It rotates the workpiece.
- Lathe carriage — has part. It holds the cutting tool and moves it.
- Lathe tailstock — has part. It supports a long workpiece.
- Machine bed — has part. A rigid base with guides.
- Electric motor — has part. The drive.
- High-speed steel — uses. Cutting tools.
- Wood — is made of. The Egyptian bow lathe was wooden.