The 1914 Lathe They Said Was Too Heavy — Until It Became the Standard
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The 1914 Lathe They Said Was Too Heavy — Until It Became the Standard
This video tells the story of the 1914 heavy-duty engine lathe, a machine early critics claimed was unnecessarily large, too slow to accelerate, and too wasteful for general shop use. We cover why factories preferred lighter, cheaper machines, and how machinists initially struggled with its massive cast-iron frame.
The episode then explores how the 1914 lathe became the gold standard — machining tank parts, ship components, and heavy steel forgings with accuracy no lightweight machine could match. Its stability, precision, and unmatched longevity helped define 20th-century industrial manufacturing.
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