Fairbairn, William, Sir, 1789-1874 · London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green · leaf 290
,planed in the inside and keyed on to the vertical spindle inAvhich another square brass box is allowed freely to slide, formsthe connection between the spindle through the runner and thevertical shaft. A brass bush g is driven into the runner, whichis prevented from sliding off the spindle by a… … Scale ir = l foot. The w^ater wheel is ou the ventilated principle, applicable toa variable fall, which does not exceed 3 feet in low ebbs; atother times, when the river is flooded, there is a large supply of■svater and a considerable increase of head. The runners areregulated by the governor i,…
Mills and mill-work · Machinery
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