The pattern maker's assistant : embracing lathe work, branch work, core work, sweep work, and practical gear construction : the preparation and use of tools : together with a large collection of useful and valuable tables (1878)
Rose, Joshua · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 43
en to he on the bench. Thus the gage may be set and adjusted with one hand, while the oth- er is holding the work, as is often necessary when marking small work. The marking pomt should be a piece of steel wire fitted tightly in the stem, the protruding part being ground or filed to a wedge, with… … wise it will not be suitable for accurate work. The mortise gage is similar to the above as regards the stem and slid- ing piece, but it is provided with two marking points, their di>.tance apart being adjustable. Fig. 32 represents the gage referred to, the head screw working in brass nuts. On…
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