lathe

Example Sentences

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A farmer who owned a Model T didn’t need a forge or metal lathe to fix his engine; he could simply order a replacement part—or cannibalize one from a wrecked car in a junkyard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

To do the work, the team used a large lathe to spin a detached brake rotor and caliper.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

In an enclosed box, a computer-controlled lathe machines a metal rod, turning and shaping an airplane cockpit doorknob.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

The Light Gas Gun at the University of Kent is an unwieldy device which, to me, looks more like a lathe than a gun.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

I turned the lathe on and it whirred up to speed.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam