My biggest one ever seen is that the chuck was 72in in diameter. Please be serious.
2006-08-09 15:26:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Here is a typical picture of a metal lathe
http://www.americanmachinetools.com/images/diagram-lathe.jpg
but they can get much bigger than that.
It can be a wood lathe, metal lathe or a glass lathe. The one that I seen was a metal lathe.
2006-08-09 15:38:00 · update #1
The size of a lathe is determined by how large of stock(in diameter) could be put on in and the length of it.
2006-08-09 16:37:34 · update #2
The Naval Weapons Factory (either just in or just outside Washington, DC - not sure which) has (or had) the lathes used to manufacture the barrels for 16-inch naval guns. These are 50 caliber, which in Navy terms means their length is 50 times the bore, or 16' X 50, or 800 inches. The bed for these lathes took the full 800+ inch barrel. Don't know about chuck size.
I saw these in the early 1970's, looking down on them from a mezzanine. They were HUGE! The whole site was in standby mode then. Don't know if it's even there any more.
2006-08-09 16:07:13 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest one I have seen was a bridgeport lathe/milling machine. Used a 6 hp motor and could work with metals as heavy as tungstun. It was pretty cool.
2006-08-09 23:18:54 · answer #2 · answered by Roger N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knoebels Amusement Park has a very large wood lathe. No idea exactly how big. You might be able find pictures of it online. Look for a huge baseball bat that they made on it.
2006-08-09 22:33:35 · answer #3 · answered by whoevermeam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the Northern Nevada Railway Museum in Ely, they have one with a 3 foot diameter chuck and 20 feet long.
2006-08-09 22:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lathe?
2006-08-09 22:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by Well i Say.. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋