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TAILSTOCK [15 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-07-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tailstock end base 1, record 1, English, tailstock%20end%20base
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turning lathe. 1, record 1, English, - tailstock%20end%20base
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- socle support
1, record 1, French, socle%20support
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tour parallèle. 1, record 1, French, - socle%20support
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - socle%20support
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-07-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alignment of tailstock to headstock 1, record 2, English, alignment%20of%20tailstock%20to%20headstock
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turning lathe. 1, record 2, English, - alignment%20of%20tailstock%20to%20headstock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- alignement de la contre-poupée à la pointe vive
1, record 2, French, alignement%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20la%20pointe%20vive
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tour parallèle. 1, record 2, French, - alignement%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20la%20pointe%20vive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-07-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tailstock quill clamp
1, record 3, English, tailstock%20quill%20clamp
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turning lathe. 1, record 3, English, - tailstock%20quill%20clamp
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term standardized by ISO. 2, record 3, English, - tailstock%20quill%20clamp
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- blocage de la contre-pointe
1, record 3, French, blocage%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tour parallèle. 1, record 3, French, - blocage%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 3, French, - blocage%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-07-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tailstock clamp
1, record 4, English, tailstock%20clamp
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turning lathe. 1, record 4, English, - tailstock%20clamp
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term standardized by ISO. 2, record 4, English, - tailstock%20clamp
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- blocage de la contre-poupée
1, record 4, French, blocage%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tour parallèle. 1, record 4, French, - blocage%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 4, French, - blocage%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-07-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- tailstock cross travel screw with index device for tapering work
1, record 5, English, tailstock%20cross%20travel%20screw%20with%20index%20device%20for%20tapering%20work
standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turning lathe. 1, record 5, English, - tailstock%20cross%20travel%20screw%20with%20index%20device%20for%20tapering%20work
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term standardized by ISO. 2, record 5, English, - tailstock%20cross%20travel%20screw%20with%20index%20device%20for%20tapering%20work
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dispositif d'orientation de la contre-poupée pour travaux coniques
1, record 5, French, dispositif%20d%27orientation%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e%20pour%20travaux%20coniques
masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tour parallèle. 1, record 5, French, - dispositif%20d%27orientation%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e%20pour%20travaux%20coniques
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 5, French, - dispositif%20d%27orientation%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e%20pour%20travaux%20coniques
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-07-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- parallelism of the tailstock axis to the slideways in a vertical plane 1, record 6, English, parallelism%20of%20the%20tailstock%20axis%20to%20the%20slideways%20in%20a%20vertical%20plane
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turning lathe. 1, record 6, English, - parallelism%20of%20the%20tailstock%20axis%20to%20the%20slideways%20in%20a%20vertical%20plane
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- parallélisme des glissières à l'axe de la contre-pointe dans un plan vertical
1, record 6, French, parall%C3%A9lisme%20des%20glissi%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20l%27axe%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe%20dans%20un%20plan%20vertical
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tour parallèle. 1, record 6, French, - parall%C3%A9lisme%20des%20glissi%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20l%27axe%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe%20dans%20un%20plan%20vertical
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-07-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- parallelism of the tailstock axis to the slideways in a horizontal plane 1, record 7, English, parallelism%20of%20the%20tailstock%20axis%20to%20the%20slideways%20in%20a%20horizontal%20plane
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turning lathe. 1, record 7, English, - parallelism%20of%20the%20tailstock%20axis%20to%20the%20slideways%20in%20a%20horizontal%20plane
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- parallélisme des glissières à l'axe de la contre-pointe dans un plan horizontal
1, record 7, French, parall%C3%A9lisme%20des%20glissi%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20l%27axe%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe%20dans%20un%20plan%20horizontal
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tour parallèle. 1, record 7, French, - parall%C3%A9lisme%20des%20glissi%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20l%27axe%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe%20dans%20un%20plan%20horizontal
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-07-02
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- parallelism of the tailstock axis to the slideways 1, record 8, English, parallelism%20of%20the%20tailstock%20axis%20to%20the%20slideways
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turning lathe. 1, record 8, English, - parallelism%20of%20the%20tailstock%20axis%20to%20the%20slideways
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- parallélisme des glissières à l'axe de la contre-pointe
1, record 8, French, parall%C3%A9lisme%20des%20glissi%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20l%27axe%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tour parallèle. 1, record 8, French, - parall%C3%A9lisme%20des%20glissi%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20l%27axe%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1992-07-02
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- tailstock quill handwheel
1, record 9, English, tailstock%20quill%20handwheel
correct, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Turning lathe. 1, record 9, English, - tailstock%20quill%20handwheel
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term standardized by ISO. 2, record 9, English, - tailstock%20quill%20handwheel
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- volant de réglage de la contre-pointe
1, record 9, French, volant%20de%20r%C3%A9glage%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tour parallèle. 1, record 9, French, - volant%20de%20r%C3%A9glage%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 9, French, - volant%20de%20r%C3%A9glage%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1992-06-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
- Wood Turning and Lathing
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- tailstock
1, record 10, English, tailstock
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- tail-stock 2, record 10, English, tail%2Dstock
correct
- tail stock 2, record 10, English, tail%20stock
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Counterpart of the headstock that can be moved along the bed ways and clamped in position for supporting work when turning on centres or for supporting and feeding drills or reamers. 2, record 10, English, - tailstock
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
- Tournage sur bois
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- contre-poupée
1, record 10, French, contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- poupée mobile 2, record 10, French, poup%C3%A9e%20mobile
correct, feminine noun
- contrepoupée 2, record 10, French, contrepoup%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- contrepointe 2, record 10, French, contrepointe
correct, feminine noun
- contre-pointe 2, record 10, French, contre%2Dpointe
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organe du tour placé en face de la poupée fixe et aligné à l'autre extrémité du banc sur lequel il peut se déplacer. 2, record 10, French, - contre%2Dpoup%C3%A9e
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-10-20
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- offset the tailstock
1, record 11, English, offset%20the%20tailstock
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- set over the tailstock 1, record 11, English, set%20over%20the%20tailstock
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... moving the tailstock centre out of line with the headstock centre. 1, record 11, English, - offset%20the%20tailstock
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- désaxer la contrepointe
1, record 11, French, d%C3%A9saxer%20la%20contrepointe
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déplacer latéralement la contrepointe de sorte que les axes des pointes ne se confondent plus avec l'axe de la pièce. 1, record 11, French, - d%C3%A9saxer%20la%20contrepointe
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1986-06-03
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- live tailstock center
1, record 12, English, live%20tailstock%20center
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- revolving dead center 2, record 12, English, revolving%20dead%20center
correct
- live dead center 1, record 12, English, live%20dead%20center
correct
- anti-friction lathe centre 1, record 12, English, anti%2Dfriction%20lathe%20centre
correct, Great Britain
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A center that has a ball-bearing mechanism that permits the 60° point to revolve with the workpiece. 1, record 12, English, - live%20tailstock%20center
Record 12, Key term(s)
- live tailstock centre
- revolving dead centre
- live dead centre
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- pointe tournante
1, record 12, French, pointe%20tournante
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- contrepointe tournante 1, record 12, French, contrepointe%20tournante
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pointe possédant intérieurement des roulements à billes, à rouleaux ou à aiguilles. Elle se loge toujours dans le fourreau de la contre-pointe et tourne avec la pièce à usiner. 1, record 12, French, - pointe%20tournante
Record 12, Key term(s)
- contre-pointe tournante
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1986-06-03
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- tailstock spindle
1, record 13, English, tailstock%20spindle
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- ram 1, record 13, English, ram
correct
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Part that moves in and out of the upper casting when the tailstock handwheel is turned. This spindle has a taper hole into which the dead center or other tools such as drills and reamers fit. 1, record 13, English, - tailstock%20spindle
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- fourreau
1, record 13, French, fourreau
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
- canon 2, record 13, French, canon
masculine noun
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organe coulissant logé dans la partie supérieure de la contrepointe. Il reçoit la pointe fixe, la pointe tournante ou les forets. 2, record 13, French, - fourreau
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1986-06-03
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- tailstock center
1, record 14, English, tailstock%20center
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
- dead center 1, record 14, English, dead%20center
correct
- back centre 1, record 14, English, back%20centre
correct, Great Britain
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Center that is used in the tailstock spindle and does not revolve. 1, record 14, English, - tailstock%20center
Record 14, Key term(s)
- tailstock centre
- dead centre
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- contre-pointe
1, record 14, French, contre%2Dpointe
correct, feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
- contrepointe 1, record 14, French, contrepointe
correct, feminine noun
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pointe fixe montée dans le fourreau de la contre-poupée. 1, record 14, French, - contre%2Dpointe
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1986-01-10
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Machinery
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- tailstock set over 1, record 15, English, tailstock%20set%20over
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Machines
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- excentration de la contre-pointe 1, record 15, French, excentration%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machine 1, record 15, French, - excentration%20de%20la%20contre%2Dpointe
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
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