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Henry Maudslay was the most influential machine tool maker at the end of the 18th and start of the 19th centuries. | |||
It is intended in this section to identify as many of his machine tools as possible. He became famous for the blockmaking machinery at [[Portsmouth Block Mills]], and for his lathes, which spearheaded the industrial application of slide lathes and machine screwcutting. | |||
His first known machine tools were produced for lockmaking, during his employment with [[Joseph Bramah]]. | |||
Maudslay's Lambeth workshop became a 'nursery' for many men who would become famous engineers in their own right, and who would advance machine tool technology to its next phase, with machines of heavier construction and greater versatility. | |||
Revision as of 20:13, 7 July 2018
Note: This is a sub-section of Henry Maudslay.
Henry Maudslay was the most influential machine tool maker at the end of the 18th and start of the 19th centuries.
It is intended in this section to identify as many of his machine tools as possible. He became famous for the blockmaking machinery at Portsmouth Block Mills, and for his lathes, which spearheaded the industrial application of slide lathes and machine screwcutting.
His first known machine tools were produced for lockmaking, during his employment with Joseph Bramah.
Maudslay's Lambeth workshop became a 'nursery' for many men who would become famous engineers in their own right, and who would advance machine tool technology to its next phase, with machines of heavier construction and greater versatility.