![How was the first lathe made? I refer particularly on making the ways and level in all directions and finding a common dead centre for the headstock and tailstock. - Quora How was the first lathe made? I refer particularly on making the ways and level in all directions and finding a common dead centre for the headstock and tailstock. - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ef8df4b62b8af9f518cef106a5798037.webp)
How was the first lathe made? I refer particularly on making the ways and level in all directions and finding a common dead centre for the headstock and tailstock. - Quora
![thomas blanchard and his lathe - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) thomas blanchard and his lathe - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/spar/learn/historyculture/images/Blanchard-Lathe_JLangone_edit_1.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
thomas blanchard and his lathe - Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
Takisawa - When was the first lathe made? The origin of turning dates to around 1300 BCE when the Ancient Egyptians first developed a two-person lathe. One person would turn the wood
![Mortising machine made by Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), the English engineer who invented the metal lathe. This example was one of the earliest machine ... - SuperStock Mortising machine made by Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), the English engineer who invented the metal lathe. This example was one of the earliest machine ... - SuperStock](https://www.superstock.com/cdn/1895/Comp/1895-6325.webp)
Mortising machine made by Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), the English engineer who invented the metal lathe. This example was one of the earliest machine ... - SuperStock
![An old engraving of Blanchard's lathe of 1822. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Thomas Blanchard (1788–1864) was an American inventor who An old engraving of Blanchard's lathe of 1822. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Thomas Blanchard (1788–1864) was an American inventor who](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HBEHT8/an-old-engraving-of-blanchards-lathe-of-1822-it-is-from-a-victorian-book-of-the-1890s-on-discoveries-and-inventions-during-the-1800s-thomas-blanchard-17881864-was-an-american-inventor-who-lived-most-of-his-life-in-springfield-massachusetts-usa-where-in-1819-he-pioneered-the-assembly-line-for-mass-production-in-america-and-also-invented-the-first-machining-lathe-for-interchangeable-parts-blanchard-worked-for-much-of-his-career-with-the-springfield-armory-blanchard-invented-a-machine-tool-that-streamlined-the-manufacture-of-gun-barrels-the-machine-turned-and-finished-gun-barrels-i-2HBEHT8.jpg)