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tool post
noun
- an upright for holding a lathe tool.
tool post
noun
- the rigid holding device which holds the cutting tool on a lathe and some other machine tools
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tool post1
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Example Sentences
A simple lever, fulcrumed on a bar held by the tool post, is drilled and tapped in the end to receive the screw.
A bar of this kind is more rigid than a tool held in the tool post.
The surface e at the top of the tool post slot is curved so that it will bear upon the top of the tool at a point only.
Fig. 614 is the tool post used at the back of the rest, the piece b passing through the tool post slot.
This enables the tool post to be moved from side to side of the tool rest, and swing around in any required position.
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