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|image           = Lathe.scad.png
|designers       = [[User:Tim|Timothy Schmidt]]
|date            = 2013
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|tools           = [[Wrenches]]
|parts           = [[Frames]], [[Nuts]], [[Bolts]], [[End caps]], [[Plates]]
|techniques      = [[Tri joints]], [[Shelf joints]], [[Clamping brackets]]
|git             = 
|files           = 
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}}

[[Category:Projects]]
[[Category:Manufacturing]]

=Introduction=
A lathe (/leɪð/) is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis.

=Challenges=

=Approaches=
<gallery>
Wood lathe.jpg|
</gallery>

=Development targets=
  * CNC metal lathe w/ tool changer and grinder attachment - allows for production of gears

=References=
  * [[https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5791|Four Jaw Self Centring Chuck]]
  * [[https://www.instructables.com/3D-Printed-Lathe/|3D printed lathe]]
  * [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32759631702.html|CNC 4th Axis 3 Jaw 100mm Lathe Chuck K11-100 Hollow Shaft CNC Rotary Axis + Tailstock-5 Ratio 6:1 Hollow Shaft for CNC Router]]
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathe|Wikipedia: Lathe]]