live centre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The lathe centres should, for parallel work, stand axially true one with the other, and this can only be the case when the live centre runs true.
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
It can, however, be driven on the live centre by a driver or dog, and supported at the other end by the cone plate without any trouble, and with an assurance of true work.
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
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