The practice of hand-turning in wood, ivory, shell, etc. : with instructions for turning such works in metal as may be required in the practice of turning in wood, ivory, etc. : also, an appendix on ornamental turning : a book for beginners (1868)
Campin, Francis · London : E. & F.N. Spon · leaf 167
whole operation, kept well supplied with oil of brick. This oil is made by soaking some po¬ rous mineral, such as brick, in oil, and distilling the oil off. All precious stones inferior in hardness to the dia¬ mond, admit of being engraved, and even the dia¬ mond itself has been so manipulated. The… … ah c A c- f ^ h ^ j They consist of a series of very minute laps. They are fixed on to long conical mandrils, which fit in¬ to the hollow mandril or quill of a small pillar lathe- head. This head consists of a brass pillar, six in¬ ches high, with a bolt at the bottom, by means of -which it is…
Turning (Lathe work)
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