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copying lathe

Coverage of copying lathe in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Aug 17 · 08:00 UTCMost recent: Aug 17 · 08:00 UTC
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Thomas Blanchardperson1War Departmentorganization1U.S. Armyorganization1Connecticut River Valleyplace1American manufacturingtopic1
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  • TECHNOLOGYAug 17 · 08:00 UTCWAR ON THE ROCKS
    Blanchard’s Lathe and the Long Arc of American Manufacturing

    The War Department sought to increase domestic production of standardized muskets after supplying the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. From this industrial project arose Thomas Blanchard's copying lathe, which resulted from a collaboration between public and private interests. This invention enabled complex, irregular three-dimensional wood forms to be manufactured at scale, revolutionizing an formerly artisanal task.