boring mill

American  

noun

1. Metalworking. a machine for boring large holes in heavy work, having a table on which the work rotates while the hole is bored vertically.

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boring mill British  

noun

1. Also called (informal): roundabout.  engineering a large vertical lathe having a rotating table on which work is secured. Tools are held on a fixed post and the work is rotated around it

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Etymology

Origin of boring mill

First recorded in 1825–35

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boring mill

His father, John, a Navy veteran of World War I, worked as a boring mill operator at an aircraft company, according to government records.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2019

Most of the parts machined in a vertical boring mill are made of cast iron and, ordinarily, at least one roughing and one finishing cut is taken.

From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Franklin D. Jones

A boring mill, of which the speed may be varied from one turn in six minutes to twenty-five turns in one minute, will be suitable for all ordinary wants that can occur in practice.

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by John Bourne, C.E.

It is known as a “vertical turret lathe,” but resembles, in many respects, a vertical boring mill.

From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Franklin D. Jones

Remember this is a boring mill tool and will stand out in the tool-post, and if you do not have a high thorough lemon heat, your tool will snap off at the dotted line.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin