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 919
the screw may not throw out the adjustment of the pencil-point. J. R. TRAP, STEAM. See Heating by Steam and Hot Water. TRIP-HAMMER. See Hammers, Power. TRUSS. See Bridges. TRUSSING MACHINE. See Barrel-making Machinery. TUNNELING MACHINES. Battering-Ram Tunnel-Borer.—Fig. 4150 represents Penriccs… … or siege gun, and strike the rock with blows of 8 or 10 tons energy. The hammer weighs 2-J- tons.A is the framing suspended on the wheels B. The end wheel serves to direct the carriage, and thewhole is moved forward by the aid of a handspike inserted in the holes 0 in this wheel. D isthe…
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