facing tool
nounMetalworking.
a lathe tool for smoothing a plane surface at right angles to the axis of rotation.
Origin of facing tool
1First recorded in 1880–85
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How to use facing tool in a sentence
To break the seal, a hollow reamer or facing tool, fitted into a drill press or breast drill, is slipped over the post.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. WitteA facing tool, shown in the working position in Fig. 36, is placed at this station of the turret, being held in the turret hole.
Turning and Boring | Franklin D. Jones
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