The boy's own book of indoor games and recreations : a popular encyclopædia for boys (1890)
Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910, Hutchison, George Andrew, 1841-1913 · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 334
edcoach-screw in, and turned an elm spindle 2 in. thick, and at one end turned aseries of pulleys. Then at each end I drilled holes and screwed coach-screws in,after having centred their square heads and drilled a small dent for the otherscrews to work on. Next I got some wood bobbins, turned 5 in.… … 2 ft. 6 in. Above is a rough drawing of the lathe part._ The best of this is you can screw the lathe to the table, and place thedriving-wheel where you like, provided you lengthen or shorten the strap. Imight add that the cost of the whole thing is under ten shillings.
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