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Railway master mechanic (1878)

New York [etc.] Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co. [etc.] · leaf 366

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There is hardly any limit to its cutting power. Itwill cut an inch bar away at one trip with a coarsefeed. Two inch stock has frequently been reduced to9 in. at one cut. This tool is not expected to smooththe work: it is used to remove the bulk of the metal.CUTTING THREADS.The thread is first cut… … ing iJ is held in its front end by a set .screw. This isthe standard size to which the stock is to be reduced.An end cutting tool D, shaped like a caipentc-rsmortising chisel, is held by a heavy mortised bolt inthe front lug of the shank. This tool is held endwiseby a collar screw E, and secured in…

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