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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Sets up and operates stonecutting lathe to turn and shape blocks of stone, such as limestone, marble, granite, and sandstone to form columns, pillars, balusters, and other cylindrical building and monumental work: Mounts block of stone between centers of lathe, using hoist. Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR (any industry) 921.663-010 to position stone in lathe. Adjusts roughing tool or grinding wheel on carriage and starts machine. Opens water valve and feeds tool or grinding wheel against and along length of rotating stone. Removes roughing tool or wheel and installs finishing tools, using handtools. Measures stone to ensure cutting to specified dimension and contour, using caliper. May knock off corners of rough stone with hammer. May cut intricate designs in stone, using special tools. May sharpen cutting tools. May operate lathe to polish stone objects and be designated Stone-Lathe Polisher (stonework). (references) |
| Operates lathe type saw to saw rough diamonds along premarked lines preparatory to shaping operation, using bench lathes: Attaches sawing wheel (bronze plate) to lathe and applies abrasive compound. Positions stone in cement holder of lathe, starts lathe, and presses diamond against revolving wheel to groove stone along premarked lines. Adjusts arm of lathe to apply pressure required to saw diamond. Periodically examines sawing operation to ensure standard production. (references) | |
| Operates machine to scrape and smooth outer surface of barrel by holding handtools against barrel: Removes temporary hoops from barrel and places barrel horizontally on barrel rest. Starts machine. Clamps barrel between chucks of lathe. Holds barrel plane against surface of revolving barrel and guides tool along length of barrel to scrape and smooth barrel. Lifts tool from surface of barrel, releases pressure of tail chuck on barrel, and lifts barrel from machine. (references) | |
| Tends lathe that cuts roll of rubberized fabric or gum stock into specified widths: Loads roll of fabric or gum stock on lathe mandrel and starts chuck that revolves stock. Cuts roll of stock by holding knife in slots of guide bar and pressing it against revolving stock. Removes cut roll from mandrel and sorts it into designated boxes. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: LATHE OPERATOR |
| English words defined with "LATHE OPERATOR": Turner. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Manpower. Negro aircraft propeller workers. American Negroes are contributing their skills to war production. This lathe operator in a large Eastern airplane propeller factory is performing a delicate operation on the ring of the blade. Curtiss-Wright Pro. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
lathe operator | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "LATHE OPERATOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | dreher (Turner). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 旋盤工 (a lathe operator). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | せ"ば""う (a lathe operator). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | athelay operatoray | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | tornaturas. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-h-l-o-o-p-r-r-t-t" | |
-3 letters: orthoptera. | |
-4 letters: telephoto, tolerator. | |
-5 letters: apholate, areolate, earthpea, ephorate, latherer, operator, operetta, palterer, patterer, perorate, phratral, plethora, porthole, potterer, prattler, pretreat, telepath, teleport, threaper, toeplate, tolerate. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 41 54 48 45 4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01000001 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L A T H E   O P E R A T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0041 0054 0048 0045 004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)463554423924950395235544952 |
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