tailstock

IPA: tˈeɪɫstɑk

The part of a lathe that supports the object being worked along its rotatory axis.

Examples of "tailstock" in Sentences

A dead centre is hardened and goes in the tailstock.
A tailstock with centering spindle is mounted on said support bed.
The apron and the tailstock are movable and are led on the lathe bed.
The workpiece is clamped between the trifurcate and the tailstock centre.
This serves to chuck short trunk pieces without using the tailstock centre.
The tailstock is used as a counter-holding device for turning long workpieces or for drilling,
A tailstock with tailstock centre serves as end support to the chucking device when processing longer workpieces.
· The tailstock quill is brought into working position (Fig. 14) whereby special attention must be given to quill cleanliness.
This reduces the danger of splitting and, unimpeded by the tailstock, the hammer can be directed to the top, right-hand comer of the workpiece.
Figure 55 Mechanical winding of a compression spring on the lathe 1 lathe chuck, 2 winding mandrel, 3 compression spring, 4 tailstock with live centre
- For parts mounted overhung, the steady rest (without using the tailstock as counter-support) permits facing and boring operations to be performed, if it is used to support and guide the freely rotating end of the part (see Fig. 12).
Mounted on the end of the headstock facing the tailstock is the spindle and the spur center or for face turning such as bowls and plates, or other This is the tailstock, the crank on the end forces the cup center into the end of the workpiece.