Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 497
have a reciprocatingmotion, and rise at the end of every stroke. The sand and water which are thrown upon the sawsthen flow down between the saw-edges and the stone beneath. The saws are of soft iron ; and whenthey descend at the beginning of the next stroke, the sand is imbedded in the metal and… … ORDNANCE, CONSTRUCTION OF. 477 avoid flaws and quartz veins. To cut beveled surfaces, the slab is held in an inclined position underthe saw by means of plaster of Paris. Lastly, the stones are finished on a large horizontal cast-ironwheel or revolving table, covered with sand and water. The workman…
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