Lathe

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Cross feed

Industrial machinery; Lathe

A handwheel or crank that moves the cross-slide by turning a screw. Also the action of moving the cross slid using the cross feed handwheel.

Compound handwheel

Industrial machinery; Lathe

A wheel with a handle used to move the compound slide in and out. Also known as the compound feed.

Compound

Industrial machinery; Lathe

Movable platform on which the toolpost is mounted; can be set at an angle to the workpiece. Also known as the compound slide and compound rest.

A clamping device with 3 or 4 jaws threaded onto the spindle nose for holding work in the lathe or for holding drills in the tailstock. Drill chucks, or Jacobs chucks, are used on the tailstock to ...

Centerline

Industrial machinery; Lathe

An imaginary line extending from the centre of the spindle through the centre of the tailstock ram, representing the central axis of the lathe around which the work rotates.

Centre drill

Industrial machinery; Lathe

1. A short, stubby drill used to form a pilot hole for drilling and a shallow countersunk hole for mounting the end of a workpiece on a center.

Centre

Industrial machinery; Lathe

A precision ground tapered cylinder with a 60º pointed tip and a Morse Taper shaft. Used in the tailstock to support the end of a long workpiece. May also be used in the headstock spindle to support ...