Who invented the lathe?

In ancient times, there were lathes for processing wood and stone tools, and the workpieces were pulled by ropes. In fact, the turntable for making ceramic clay embryos can also be regarded as a vertical lathe. Several kinds of bicycle beds and grinders are recorded in Heavenly Creations.

China ancient bicycle bed

European medieval lathe

The west claims that it was an Englishman Mosley who invented the first thread lathe in the modern sense. But in fact, the invention of modern lathes can be earlier. /kloc-in the 8th century, Russian watchmaker левсобаки and Tula Arsenal engineer алекс.

1. The pulley drives the spindle 2. Tool rest 3. Transmission gear 4. guide screw

/kloc-lathe used by Tula Arsenal in the 0/8th century

19th century lathe with speed regulating tower wheel

At the beginning of the 20th century, on the eve of World War I, electric car beds appeared.

Lathe with gearbox appeared in1920s and early 091930s (between World War II).

Before World War II, the development of ordinary lathe technology was no different from that of ordinary cars today. After World War II, the development of ordinary lathes was basically numerical control.