Tailstock
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A tailstock, also known as a foot stock, is a device often used as part of an engineering lathe, wood-turning lathe, or used in conjunction with a rotary table on a milling machine.
Tailstock, click on image to see naming of parts
Tailstock used for drilling
Lathe
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A lathe is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, threading and turning, wit
Modern metal lathe
A watchmaker using a lathe to prepare a component cut from copper for a watch
Lathe turned pillars at Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
A craftsman working a chair leg on a lathe