page_title: Metalspinning
hierarchical_section_title: Metalspinning
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Repoussage à l'usine Orfèvrerie Liberty
context_page_description: Metal spinning is a process where a piece of sheet metal is rotated on a machine to produce an object. The object usually has the qualities of being round, hollow and symmetrical. Metal spinning dates back thousands of years to Ancient Egypt. It is closely related to the potter's wheel.
context_section_description: Metal spinning is a process where a piece of sheet metal is rotated on a machine (often a lathe) to produce an object. The object usually has the qualities of being round, hollow and symmetrical. Metal spinning dates back thousands of years to Ancient Egypt. It is closely related to the potter's wheel.
caption: A man using a lathe to do his metal spinning
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