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Industrial machinery

Of or pertaining to machines or parts of machines that are used in an industrial setting.

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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.

tailstock gib

Industrial machinery; Lathe

A brass part attached to the base of the tailstock that runs on one of the bed dovetails. The brass part is expected to wear rather than the more expensive bed and can be adjusted ...

tailstock handwheel

Industrial machinery; Lathe

A wheel with a handle used to move the tailstock ram in and out of the tailstock casting.

tailstock

Industrial machinery; Lathe

Cast iron assembly that can slide along the ways and be locked in place. Used to hold long work in place or to mount a drill chuck for drilling into the end of the work.

swing

Industrial machinery; Lathe

A dimension representing the largest diameter workpiece that a lathe can rotate. The 7x10, 7x12 and 7x14  mini-lathes all have a 7" swing, meaning that the maximum size workpiece ...

spindle through-hole

Industrial machinery; Lathe

A dimension indicating the minimum diameter of the hole that passes through the spindle. A workpiece with a diameter smaller than this can pass through the spindle to facilitate ...