Lathe

Lathe

Industry: Industrial machinery

Add a new term

Contributors in Lathe

Become a Contributors

Lathe

lathe base

Industrial machinery; Lathe

The cast metal base upon which the lathe bed and headstock sit.

A common style of drill chuck that uses a geared outer ring along with a chuck key that engages with the geared ring to hold a drill bit very tightly. Prior to the introducion of "keyless" chucks, ...

headstock locking screw

Industrial machinery; Lathe

Holds the headstock in place. The screw is a pointed set screw. The point engages a tapered groove in the pin that sticks up out of the lathe bed. When the screw is tightened, it pulls the headstock ...

headstock

Industrial machinery; Lathe

The main casting mounted on the left end of the bed, in which the spindle is mounted. Houses the spindle speed change gears.

halfnut

Industrial machinery; Lathe

A nut formed from two halves which clamp around the leadscrew under control of the halfnut lever to move the carriage under power driven from the leadscrew.

halfnut lever

Industrial machinery; Lathe

Lever to engage the carriage with the leadscrew to move the carriage under power.

gib

Industrial machinery; Lathe

A length of steel or brass with a diamond-shaped cross-section that engages with one side of dovetail and can be adjusted by means of screws to take up any slack in the dovetail slide. Used to adjust ...