An Introduction to the lathe

United Kingdom, 1953

Film
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Episode number 1 of Series “Lathework series”.
Various operations are shown briefly, then a simple type of lathe is examined systematically, headstock, cradle, tailstock, methods of holding the work by chucks, by face plate and between centres. Methods of feed, hand and automatic.

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Credits

director

K. Baron Hartley

Duration

00:10:13:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1953

Appears in

Lathework series

Group of items

Lathework series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013972

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Lathes

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Machinery

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Metal-work

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Turning

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Machinery

Crafts & Visual Arts → Metal-work

Crafts & Visual Arts → Turning

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Turning

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Machinery

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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