Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1869)
New York, Appleton · leaf 656
h of these ii rurea, where like p •shown, they are designated bof reference. A A is the bed plate upon whichmost of the opera! I the mat bine are sustained. I! B are the dies which grip and holdI dm in j the time the I ndi : heading are effected. Oisa lever by which 11i-*die I! i- closed, the Ii*… … 048 SPIKE MACHINE. f is to be fed into the dies in the usual way, and as soon as the dies are closed upon the piece to beheaded, the bending lever G has its outer end h raised by the cam H on the shaft E, which causes^ itsend g to descend upon the projecting end of the spike-rod, and to bend it…
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