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tool post

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tool post
n
(Engineering / Tools) the rigid holding device which holds the cutting tool on a lathe and some other machine tools


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A custom designed tool post can either be permanently bolted onto the main operating machine, such as a lathe, or can serve as a quickly removable attachment to a grinding station, etc.
The lack of the ability of the company's existing two-axis flat-bed lathe with a manual four-position tool post to keep up with productivity demands made it hard to compete because of slow cycle times.
To rest placed on the slide transversely is a tool post, which holds a cutting tool which removes the material of the object.
 
 
 
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