All About Lathe Machine (PPT) Click Here To Get PPT Lathe Machine Introduction: Lathe machine is probably the oldest machine tool know to mankind. Its first use date back to 1300 BC in Egypt . The first lathe was a simple Lathe which is now called a two-person lathe. In this one person would turn the wood workpiece using rope and the other person would shape the workpiece using a sharp tool. This design was further improved by the Ancient Romans who added the turning bow and lather the paddle (as there in the sewing machine) was added. Further during the industrial revolution Steam Engines and water wheel were attached to the Lathe to turn the workpiece to a higher speed which made the work faster and easier. Then, In 1950 servo mechanism was used to control the lathe machine. From this crude begging and over a period of more than two centuries, the modern engine lathe has evolved. Now we have the most advanced form of the Lathe which is the CNC Lathe . HENRY MAUDSLAY , a Brit