Automatic turning machine with automatic dimensional control

Claim 1

IN A MACHINE TOOL, IN COMBINATION: (A) A SUPPORT; (B) WORK HOLDING MEANS FOR HOLDING A WORK PIECE IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION ON SAID SUPPORT; (C) FIRST ABUTMENT MEANS ON SAID WORK HOLDING MEANS; (D) A CUTTING TOOL; (E) A TOOL CARRIER MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT AND MOVABLE THEREON IN A DIRECTION TOWARD AN OPERATIVE POSITION, SAID TOOL BEING MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIER FOR CUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH A WORK PIECE HELD IN SAID PREDETERMINED POSITION WHEN SAID CARRIER MOVES TOWARD SAID OPERATIVE POSITION THEROF; (F) SECOND ABUTMENT MEANS ON SAID CARRIER AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID FIRST ABUTMENT MEANS FOR LIMITING MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIER IN SAID DIRECTION, SAID SECOND ABUTMENT MEANS INCLUDING (1) A CONTACT MEMBER MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID CARRIER IN SAID DIRECTION, AND (2) ACTUATING MEANS FOR ACTUATING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTACT MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID CARRIER IN SAID DIRECTION IN RESPONSE TO THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS; (G) SENSING MEANS FOR SENSING THE DIMENSION OF A WORK PIECE; (H) SIGNAL GENERATING MEANS FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO THE DIMENSION SENSED BY SAID SENSING MEANS; AND (I) HEATING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAND SIGNAL FOR RAISING THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS.