live centre
Britishnoun
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Another method employed on small lathes is to drill a hole through the live spindle to receive a taper pin p, the live centre end being shown at c.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Boring Tapers with a Boring Bar or Attachment.—In cases where the degree of taper is very great a live centre may be bolted to a chuck plate, as in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Place the bar of iron again in the lathe, with the turned end next to the live centre, and move the lathe carriage, so that the tool is on the turned end of the bar.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The sea lies all about this long-necked cape— There come the dogs, straight for me every one— Me, live despair, live centre of alarms!—
From A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary of an Old Soul by MacDonald, George
But even in this case the weight of the work will aid to spring it, and relieve it from contact with the live centre.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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