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 900
The cylinder is placed on the flatting-stone, and is split lengthwise by passing a red-hot iron bar kfrom end to end, having previously sprinkled a little charcoal powder on the inner surface of the cyl-inder. It is now spread out into a sheet by pressing the same on the flatting-stone, by means of… … Two improvements have been introduced in this operation. One consists in making part of the floorof the compartment a to consist of a movable stone about 10 inches in diameter, on which the cylinderis placed. It is gradually exposed on all sides to the action of the fire, by causing the stone to…
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