drill press

collocation in English

meaningsofdrillandpress

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drill
noun[C]
uk
/drɪl/us
/drɪl/
a tool or machine that ...
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press
noun
uk
/pres/us
/pres/
newspapers and magazines, and those parts of television and radio that broadcast news, or reporters and photographers who work ...
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(Definition ofdrillandpressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some drill presses add a third stepped pulley to increase the number of available speeds.
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The peg assemblage is attached to a 6-axis force sensor which is held by a vertical sliding mechanism functioning as an inserter (drillpress).
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Unlike drilling with adrillpressor a milling machine, the tool is stationary while the workpiece rotates.
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Along the west wall is the back bench anddrillpress.
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Turret mills often have a quill which allows the milling cutter to be raised and lowered in a manner similar to adrillpress.
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Adrillpressconsists of a base, column (or pillar), table, spindle (or quill), and drill head, usually driven by an induction motor.
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The size of adrillpressis typically measured in terms of "swing".
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A bank of power tools, consisting of table saws, bandsaws, sanding stations,drillpress, etc., was located along the north wall of the warehouse.
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Machines with smaller loads, such as adrillpressor most handheld tools normally use only a switch instead.
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Another example is adrillpress, to which an operator may want to mount a bit directly, or using a drill chuck.
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For example, in adrillpress, machining time is when the cutting edge is actually moving forward and making a hole.
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On adrillpress, the slowest available spindle speed is usually best.
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Lifting the other woman onto a large table, he uses adrillpressto remove both of her eyes.
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The machines enable the user to have adrillpress, lathe and milling machine.
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This would apply to cutters on a milling machine,drillpressand a number of other machine tools.
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Thedrillpressmay be needed tomorrow for a different part, with a different setup.
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Its designer calls for any constructor to be skilled at metalwork, with access to a shop lathe,drillpressand milling machine (the last being optional but very helpful).
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A vise may be used with a radial armdrillpress, but more often the workpiece is secured directly to the table or base, or is held in a fixture.
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This allows drill presses with 1/2 chucks to run the larger drills.
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They require great force to push them into the material, so are normally used in drill presses or lathes rather than in portable drills.
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