lathe

Example Sentences

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The military released what it said was drone footage from inside the tunnel, which showed several rooms, a bathroom, rocket casings and a lathe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 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

But there is a wooden cross that Jimmy Carter fashioned in his woodshop and offering plates that he turned on his lathe.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Standing on a blanket of sawdust in the Los Angeles Fashion District woodshop she shares with two other woodworkers, Julie Jackson puts on a protective face shield and turns on her lathe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023

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

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam