Twentieth century handbook for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers; a practical nontechnical treatise on the care and management of steam engines, boilers and electric machinery (1922)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & company · leaf 751
the head lettingit rest firmly against the piston: make a mark on the faceof the flywheel at D as indicated by the stationary pointer,C; also make a mark, B, on the rod. A. Now turn the 734 Steam Engineering crank to the other side of center as shown by the dottedlines; when the mark, B, on rod A,… … Fig. 305 as indicated by the pointer C. As marks D and E are atequal distances on each side of center, it follows that inbisecting the distance from D to E, as shown, and bringingthe central mark, F, to the fixed pointer, C, we will bringthe crank to the exact dead center for that end of the…
