d they are produced in the same way as broad THE MODERN CLOCK. 241 circular marks would be made in soft iron wire if the sideof the turning tool was held too hard against it whenstraightening it in the lathe. After the wire has been straightened it is cut off intothe required lengths, and this… … Fig. 75. A Slide Gauge Lathe. of squaring them; and as economy of material as well aseconomy of labor is a feature in American clock manufac-ture, wire of all sizes is sheared or broken off into lengths,by being fed through round holes in the shears, which actthe same as when a steady pin is broken…
Clocks and watches
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