Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The toothed wheels, or the train of them, by which the speed of the feeding or cutting apparatus of a lathe or other machine-tool is adjusted relatively to the speed of the spindle or the work.
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Examples
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By the feeding mechanism and the change-gear train the stepped feeding speeds are set, the thread cutting with different pitches is enabled, and the leadscrew and/or feed shaft is driven.
2. Structure of the regular engine lathe Horst Kth 1990
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The main parts of the gear box are the headstock with the work-driving spindle, the main driving mechanism with the drive shaft as well as the feeding mechanism and the change-gear train.
2. Structure of the regular engine lathe Horst Kth 1990
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- setting various spacings, e.g. in the case of change-gear quadrants; to tension belt drives and to ensure different setting ranges for assembling constructional elements of different order or magnitude;
1. Purpose and importance of milling grooves, elongated slots and break-throughs Dieter Frank 1990
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