Assertion: lathe | /r/ObjectUse | used as miniature machining centre
Facets:
value: to cut
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Buying just a basic lathe with bed, headstock tailstock and T-type tool rest can be false economy - there are lots of these about, at attractively low prices, but the real value is in the extras that allow the lathe to be used as a miniature "machining centre" - as originally intended - to cut, for example, wheels (gears), mill small parts and hold tiny, awkwardly shaped mechanisms for repair and restoration.