compound rest


Also found in: Dictionary.

compound rest

[′käm‚pau̇nd ′rest]
(mechanical engineering)
A principal component of a lathe consisting of a base and an upper part dovetailed together; the base is graduated in degrees and can be swiveled to any angle; the upper part includes the tool post and tool holder.
References in periodicals archive ?
The most clamped devices of tools for lathe are heads of toolholder on a compound rest with positioning plate in four positions [Rieti et al, 1984].
Certain applications of frontal gear couplings
Tool Post: The tool post is mounted on the compound rest.
Chapter 5 turning methods and machines. (Applied Cutting Tool Engineering)
Unlike squares, 60 degree angle threads can be cut using the compound rest as your depth guide.
Precision barrel fitting, part six: more details of thread turning and headspacing are introduced as the barrel and receiver get closer to becoming a complete rifle
The compound rest allows the tool to be hand fed at an oblique angle to the lathe bed and is required in operations like screw-threading and the machining of short tapers or chamfers.
Chapter 4 turning tools & operations. (Applied Cutting Tool Engineering)
Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?