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Modern methods in horology (1904)

Hood, Grant · Kansas City, Mo. : Kansas City Jeweler and Optician · leaf 242

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Fig. 14.234 WHY SOME WORKMEN FAIL TO SUCCEED. At Fig. 12 is shown a pivoted staff. The pivot is not inthe center, it is not cylindrical but is very much tapering, andthe cone is badly formed, while the end which should be flat,comes nearly to a point. … Fig- 15- We have in Fig. 13 another pivoted staff. In this case,the cone is split, the plug does not fit properly and the gen-eral finish is not workmanlike. There is no more common fault that causes us troublethan that shown in Fig. 14. The original pivot perhaps waslong enough but not having the…

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