tool post

American

noun

an upright for holding a lathe tool.

tool post British

noun

the rigid holding device which holds the cutting tool on a lathe and some other machine tools

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Etymology

Origin of tool post

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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The top of the cross slide is cylindrical, and is bored to receive the tool post which has a cylindrical stem.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

A small attachment can be made to fasten in the tool post of a lathe and the attachment made to take a mandrel on which to place the blank for cutting a gear.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

To afford a fulcrum for the piece of wood, a lever or rest of some kind, as either a hand rest or a piece fastened in the tool post, is used.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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

Don't have the tool curved at the bottom; it must lie perfectly flat in the tool post.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)

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