tool post

American  

noun

1. an upright for holding a lathe tool.

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tool post British  

noun

1. 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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tool post

A. For small work held between the lathe centers a milling device fitted to the slide rest in place of the tool post will answer an excellent purpose.

From Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

It is more usual, however, to employ a chaser set in the tool point in the same manner as a single-pointed tool, or in a holder fixed in the tool post.

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

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.

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 Joshua Rose

This mandrel is journaled in a hinged frame supported by a block replacing the tool post, and is adjusted as to height by a screw passing through an arm projecting from the supporting block.

From Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various