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tool post

American  

noun

  1. an upright for holding a lathe tool.


tool post British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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 bar of this kind is more rigid than a tool held in the tool post.

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

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 Rose, Joshua

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.

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

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