tool post
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tool post
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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This stand at c sets over the tool post, and is secured by a bar passing through c and through the tool post, whose set-screw therefore holds the stand in position.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The ordinary tool post is placed in this extra rest.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The tool is here supported along the full length of the gib, and there is no set-screw at the top of the tool post, which enables a much more unobstructed view of the tool.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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.
The holder a fits the lathe tool post, carrying the cutting tool b, which is bolted to the holder and has at f a piece cut out to form the cutting edge.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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