Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1861)
Appleton, firm, publishers, New York. (1852, D. Appleton & Co.) · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 510
v / i ■ [BEDST STTEff ME ENGINES, DETAILS OF. 499 pins, each ground into both halves. Square keys would be preferable to round pins in this arrange-ment, as the pins tend to wedge the jaws of the eccentric asunder. In some cases the halves of theeccentric are bolted together by means of flanges.… … form is now widely adopted. It is expedient to cast an oil-cup on the eccentric-hoop, and where it ispracticable, a pan should be placed beneath the eccentric, for the reception of the oil-droppings. Thenotch of the eccentric-rod, for the reception of the pin of the valve-shaft, is usually steeled,…
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