live centre
Britishnoun
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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 Joshua Rose
On the live centre d is a clamp for securing the work or mandrel holding dog.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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 George MacDonald
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 Joshua Rose
If the live centre does not run true the following difficulties are met with.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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