boring bar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boring bar
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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An Underwood portable boring bar machine from the 1890s was recently used to bore out one of the locomotive’s cylinders.
From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2016
The boring bar is counterbalanced by a weight within the frame.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Two driving heads are provided, each having a main spindle, but holding the boring bar after the manner of an ordinary lathe, and within each spindle is another capable of longitudinal traverse.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
A boring bar is best driven from both ends.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The boring bar is here supported in two heads, and is hollow, the feed screw for traversing the head carrying the boring cutters being within the bar.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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