BLANCHARD LATHE
\blˈant͡ʃəd lˈe͡ɪð], \blˈantʃəd lˈeɪð], \b_l_ˈa_n_tʃ_ə_d l_ˈeɪ_ð]\
Definitions of BLANCHARD LATHE
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A kind of wood-turning lathe for making noncircular and irregular forms, as felloes, gun stocks, lasts, spokes, etc., after a given pattern. 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.
By Oddity Software
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A kind of wood-turning lathe for making noncircular and irregular forms, as felloes, gun stocks, lasts, spokes, etc., after a given pattern. 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.
By Noah Webster.
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