THE LATHE (Il tornio)
THE LATHE THE LATHE, AN ANCIENT MACHINE TOOL OF GREEK ORIGIN, WAS USED TO SHAPE CLAY BLOCKS INTO DIFFERENT SPHERICAL OBJECTS. DURING THE AGES THIS INSTRUMENT EVOLVED ITSELF, IN FACT WE CAN FIND: LATHE DUG IN THE STONE; LATHE WITH A WOODEN STRUCTURE (AS KNOWN AS POTTER’S WHEEL); ELECTRIC LATHE (OR AUTOMATIC). IN ANCIENT […]