tool post
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tool post
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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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 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 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 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.
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