旋 盤(せんばん)

せんばん

noun

lathe

technology tool

1. lathe

A machine tool that rotates a workpiece on its axis to perform cutting, sanding, knurling, or other shaping operations.

旋盤(せんばん)で金属(きんぞく)を削(けず)る。

I cut metal on a lathe.

この工場(こうじょう)には旋盤(せんばん)が五台(ごだい)ある。

This factory has five lathes.

旋盤(せんばん)加工(かこう)の技術(ぎじゅつ)を身(み)につけるには何年(なんねん)もかかる。

It takes years to master lathe machining skills.

A 旋盤(せんばん) is one of the most fundamental machine tools in metalworking and woodworking. The workpiece is clamped and rotated while a cutting tool is applied to shape it. The word comes from 旋(せん) (revolving) and 盤(ばん) (platform, disc).

Common collocations

旋盤(せんばん)加工(かこう) — lathe machining
旋盤(せんばん)工(こう) — lathe operator
NC旋盤(せんばん) — CNC lathe (computer-controlled)
汎用(はんよう)旋盤(せんばん) — general-purpose lathe

Related words

工作機械(こうさくきかい) — machine tool (general term)
フライス盤(ばん) — milling machine
ボール盤(ばん) — drill press

Related Words

Related: 旋削(せんさく) (turning (lathe machining))

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