In the last few centuries man has learned to utilize more and more natural resources as raw materials, and has developed more and more ways how to convert one form of energy into another.
This process is called the "Industrial Revolution".
The Industrial Revolution is beyond innovative manufacturing methods in a period that began around 1769 and lasted until some date between 1820 and 1840.
The Industrial Revolution included the transition from manual production methods to machine use, the development of iron production and processing processes, the efficient use of water energy, the use of steam, the development of metalworking tools and more.
Of course, wood was much more convenient to process, but wood had a number of disadvantages such as its dimensions changing due to changes in temperature and humidity, or wood connections tending to wear and loosen, thus creating the need to find more durable raw materials.
The Industrial Revolution also included a shift from the use of wood or other organic fuels to the use of coal.
With the advancement of the Industrial Revolution, machines with metal parts and skeletons became more and more common. The manual working methods were not only tedious and expensive, but also difficult to achieve high precision of parts.
Therefore, there was a great demand for metal machine parts and this led to the development of a number of machines for cutting metal parts.
Before the invention of these cutting machines, they used to cut and process metals by hand using hammers, chisels, saws and chisels. As a result, the use of metal was extremely limited.
This process is called the "Industrial Revolution".
The Industrial Revolution is beyond innovative manufacturing methods in a period that began around 1769 and lasted until some date between 1820 and 1840.
The Industrial Revolution included the transition from manual production methods to machine use, the development of iron production and processing processes, the efficient use of water energy, the use of steam, the development of metalworking tools and more.
Of course, wood was much more convenient to process, but wood had a number of disadvantages such as its dimensions changing due to changes in temperature and humidity, or wood connections tending to wear and loosen, thus creating the need to find more durable raw materials.
The Industrial Revolution also included a shift from the use of wood or other organic fuels to the use of coal.
With the advancement of the Industrial Revolution, machines with metal parts and skeletons became more and more common. The manual working methods were not only tedious and expensive, but also difficult to achieve high precision of parts.
Therefore, there was a great demand for metal machine parts and this led to the development of a number of machines for cutting metal parts.
Before the invention of these cutting machines, they used to cut and process metals by hand using hammers, chisels, saws and chisels. As a result, the use of metal was extremely limited.
The first mechanized installation that appeared was a drilling machine, which operated on a principle similar to today's lathe. It was built in 1775 in Britain by a man named John Wilkinson with the aim of making rifle or cannon barrels from a single piece of solid metal.
Wilkinson discovered that if instead of rotating the drill itself, he would rotate the metal block - a much more accurate barrel would be obtained with a much lower chance of exploding ...
You could say it was actually the first lathe.
Shortly afterwards, Velikinson fitted the facility he built for another purpose - drilling cylinders of Boulton & Watt steam engines.
You could say it was actually the first lathe.
Shortly afterwards, Velikinson fitted the facility he built for another purpose - drilling cylinders of Boulton & Watt steam engines.
The machining machine invented by John Wilkinson - to create cylindrical bores.
Wilkinson discovered that if instead of rotating the drill itself, he would rotate the metal block - a much more accurate barrel would be obtained with a much lower chance of exploding ...
You could say it was actually the first lathe.
Shortly afterwards, Velikinson fitted the facility he built for another purpose - drilling cylinders of Boulton & Watt steam engines.
The drilling process that Wilkinson developed was the only one of its kind at the time that was capable of producing high-precision polished drills - which were necessary for steam engine cylinders:
You could say it was actually the first lathe.
Shortly afterwards, Velikinson fitted the facility he built for another purpose - drilling cylinders of Boulton & Watt steam engines.
The drilling process that Wilkinson developed was the only one of its kind at the time that was capable of producing high-precision polished drills - which were necessary for steam engine cylinders:
