universal chuck
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of universal chuck
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The jaws may be reversed in their slots and operated simultaneously as a universal chuck, or independently as a simple jaw chuck.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
The strap should first be held in a universal chuck bolted to the face plate, or held in dogs such as shown in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
As you have, probably, economized as much as possible, a universal chuck is not available, hence the first experience will be with an independent chuck, where the three dogs move independently of each other.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by James Slough Zerbe
The work is held in a universal chuck, and if long is supported by a stay as shown in the figure.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
The casting is held by three special hardened jaws b in a universal chuck.
From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Franklin D. Jones
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
