spindle
Rotating axis of a machine tool
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Rotating axis of a machine tool
7 statements · 14% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
3 identifiers linking spindle across the web's reference databases
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In machine tools, a spindle is a rotating axis of the machine, which often has a shaft at its center. The shaft itself is called a spindle, but also, in shop-floor practice, the word often is used metonymically to refer to the entire rotary unit, including not only the shaft itself, but its bearings and anything attached to it. Spindles are electrically or pneumatically powered and come in various sizes. They are versatile in terms of material it can work with. Materials that spindles work with include embroidery, foam, glass, wood, etc.