Vintage Metal Lathe Diagram - Engineering Blueprint & Component Guide #158220 (License: Personal Use)

This precise line drawing depicts a manually operated metal lathe, featuring a robust bed, headstock with chuck, tailstock with center, and a compound slide rest (carriage) for precise tool positioning. Labels A through D identify critical functional elements: A is the tool post, B the carriage base, C the cross-slide, and D the tailstock quill. The design reflects early 20th-century engineering standards used in workshops and vocational training.

Used in technical manuals, engineering education resources, museum exhibits on industrial history, or hobbyist guides for restoring antique lathes; targets users seeking mechanical understanding or historical context of machining tools.