tool post
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tool post
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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This enables the tool post to be moved from side to side of the tool rest, and swing around in any required position.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The frame holding the mandrel, gear blank and clock wheel is inserted in the tool post of the lathe and adjusted for depth of the cutter.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
A simple lever, fulcrumed on a bar held by the tool post, is drilled and tapped in the end to receive the screw.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 by Various
If, on the other hand, you find, in feeding, that it is hard to move the tool post along, the tool is too high, and should be lowered.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
The tool t is carried in the tool post p, being secured therein by the set screw shown, which at the same time locks the tool post to the upper slider.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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