slide rest
Britishnoun
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The Americans had no choice but to leave trails in the snow as unambiguous as diagrams in a book on ballroom dancing—step, slide, rest—step, slide, rest.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
The rail carrying the slide rest is adjustable in and out to suit varying diameters of pulleys, being secured in its adjusted position by the bolts shown.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
This lathe is made with a simple tool rest as shown in the engravings or with a compound slide rest.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Two styles of slide rest are made with these lathes: in the first, shown in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
The self-acting lathe, or engine lathe, implying that there is a slide rest actuated automatically to traverse the tool to its cut or feed.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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