Model engine construction, with practical instructions to artificers and amateurs (1894)
Alexander, John Henry. [from old catalog] · London, New York, Whittaker · leaf 31
th it for our work; witha little practice it can readily be done without. 12 MODEL ENGINE CONSTRUCTION. A face-plate (Fig. 8) is a very useful adjunct tothe lathe (costs 10s. to 15.5.). It is an iron disc,planed quite flat on one side, and screws on to themandrel by the other. Slots radiate… … Fig. 8. the work round with it, which should be so placedas to turn in line with the lathe-centres. Removethe steel point from the movable head, insert a suit-able sized drill. Feed the drill forwards, by graduallypushing it up against the work by turning the hand-wheel, and it will soon cut its…
Steam-engines · Machinery
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