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Lathe
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Lathe
Tool
Industrial machinery; Lathe
A cutting tool used to remove metal from a workpiece; usually made of High Speed Steel or carbide.
Tommy bars
Industrial machinery; Lathe
Round steel bars used to tighten and loosen chucks and other spindle accessories. Sometimes called "Spindle Bars. "
Thread cutting
Industrial machinery; Lathe
Both standard and non-standard screw threads can be turned on a lathe using an appropriate cutting tool.
Taper
Industrial machinery; Lathe
A smooth gradual change in the diameter of a workpiece; also the procedure for cutting a workpiece to produce a tapered diameter. May also refer to a tapered end of a tool that conforms to an ...
Tailstock locking screw
Industrial machinery; Lathe
Locks the tailstock in place on the bed to keep it from moving. When loosened, the tailstock can be slid up and down the bed.
Tailstock ram
Industrial machinery; Lathe
A piston-type shaft that can be moved in and out of the tailstock by turning the tailstock handwheel. Has a tapered internal bore to accept a #2 Morse Taper shank.
Tailstock spindle
Industrial machinery; Lathe
Has a #0 Morse internal taper for holding chucks and other tools. A handwheel moves it in and out for drilling.
