(under subclass 16) Apparatus wherein the machine tool brings the implement and workpiece together in operative engagement in repetitive linear strokes.
(1) Note. A ram-carried, tube forming mandrel of an extrusion press is considered to reciprocate, even though it moves in only one direction during the forming operation.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
72, Metal Deforming,
446+, for a deforming apparatus with means to position a deforming tool relative to a workpiece or a complementary tool.
409, Gear Cutting, Milling, or Planing,
243+, for a broaching apparatus including means to selectively drive a tool from a group of tools and subclasses 288+ for a process or apparatus for planing.