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turret lathe

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turret lathe
n
(Engineering / Tools) another name for capstan lathe


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He's been working in a machine shop since age 12, starting by drilling holes on a turret lathe and making simple parts on a Bridgeport.
Companies such as Cincinnati and Browne and Sharpe designed and manufactured quality, specialized machinery: the turret lathe, the automatic screw machine, mills and grinders, and sheet metal punches.
His civilian job operating a turret lathe and boring mill at Norton Co.
 
 
 
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