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Spinning (metalworking)

Scope note

Process of shaping sheet metal into hollow vessels by pressing it against a wood form on a lathe.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300054040

Term used for

metal-spinning

Equivalent Terms used

spun (metalworking)

Created

13yrs ago

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