Quill

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007191",
  "term": "Quill",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A hollow, cylindrical shaft or housing that slides axially but does not rotate, used to advance a rotating spindle. In machine tools like drill presses and milling machines, the quill holds the chuck or collet and is moved up or down by a hand-operated lever or wheel to feed the cutting tool into the workpiece. The depth of the cut is controlled by the distance the quill travels, which is often indicated on a calibrated scale or digital readout.",
  "subject": "Mechanical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Quill-Antrieb",
    "es": "eje hueco",
    "fr": "quill"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/quill/"
}