cross-slide

British  

noun

1. the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe

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Example Sentences

This machine has twelve longitudinal stops, there being one for each turret face and six auxiliary stops, in addition to the stops for the cross-slide.

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 Jones, Franklin D.

When starting a cut, the tool is brought up to the work by moving the carriage and it is then adjusted radially to get the right depth of cut, by shifting the cross-slide.

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 Jones, Franklin D.

The machine illustrated has a power feed for the cross-slide as well as for the turret.

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 Jones, Franklin D.

The small handle at O is for moving the cross-slide along the bed when this is necessary in order to feed a tool sidewise.

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 Jones, Franklin D.

The work also is shown threaded for its entire length; this cannot be accomplished with any one location of the cross-slide.

From Screw-Thread Cutting by the Master-Screw Method since 1480 by Battison, Edwin A.