tool post
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tool post
First recorded in 1860–65
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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 Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin
It is essential, therefore, to carry the tool at the back of the tool post as shown, and for curves that are arcs of circles tools such as in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
In setting a chaser to correct position in a tool post the points of the teeth may be set to the surface of the work as in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
The largest end of the taper is generally nearest the tool post.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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 Joshua Rose
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