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  • 1machine tool — machine tooled, adj. a power operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances. [1860 65] * * * Stationary, power driven machine used to cut, shape, or form materials such as metal and wood. Machine… …

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  • 2Lathe (metal) — Center lathe with DRO and chuck guard. Size is 460 mm swing x 1000 mm between centers A metal lathe or metalworking lathe is a large class of lathes designed for precisely machining relatively hard materials. They were originally designed to… …

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  • 3Electrical discharge machining — An electrical discharge machine Electric discharge machining (EDM), sometimes colloquially also referred to as spark machining, spark eroding, burning, die sinking or wire erosion,[1] is a manufacturing process whereby a desired shape is obtained …

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  • 4Threading (manufacturing) — Threading is the process of creating a screw thread. More screw threads are produced each year than any other machine element.[1] There are many methods of generating threads, including subtractive methods (many kinds of thread cutting and… …

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  • 5Shielded metal arc welding — (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc (MMA) welding, flux shielded arc welding …

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  • 6Milling machine — For the machine used in road construction, see Asphalt milling machine. Not to be confused with mill (grinding). Example of a bridge type CNC vertical milling center …

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  • 7Blanking and piercing — Blanking versus piercing Blanking and piercing are shearing processes in which a punch and die are used to modify webs. The tooling and processes are the same between the two, only the terminology is different: in blanking the punched out piece… …

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  • 8Surface grinding — is used to produce a smooth finish on flat surfaces. It is a widely used abrasive machining process in which a spinning wheel covered in rough particles (grinding wheel) cuts chips of metallic or non metallic substance from a workpiece, making a… …

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  • 9Soldering — For the song, see Soldering (song). For the product, see Solder. Desoldering a contact from a wire. Soldering is a process in which two or more metal items are joined together by melting and flowing a filler metal (solder) into the joint, the… …

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  • 10Turret lathe — Hartness 3x36 flat turret lathe with cross sliding head, equipped for bar work, 1910.[1] The turret lathe is a form of metalworking lathe that is used for repetitive production of duplicate parts, which by the nature of their cutting process are… …

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