blanchard lathe

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Definition of blanchard lathe in English English dictionary

The pattern and work rotate on parallel spindles in the same direction with the same speed, and the work is shaped by a rapidly rotating cutter whose position is varied by the pattern acting as a cam upon a follower wheel traversing slowly along the pattern

A kind of wood-turning lathe for making noncircular and irregular forms, as felloes, gun stocks, lasts, spokes, etc

after a given pattern

Hyphenation

Blan·chard lathe

Turkish pronunciation

blänçırd leydh

Pronunciation

/ˈblanʧərd ˈlāᴛʜ/ /ˈblænʧɜrd ˈleɪð/