The watchmakers' lathe, its use and abuse; a story of the lathe in its various forms, past and present, its construction and proper uses (1903)
Goodrich, Ward L. [from old catalog] · Chicago, Hazlitt & Walker · leaf 11
ervices are required he drives hisuprights into the ground and is instantly ready for business.As a rule he does not use a bow, but wraps a cord aroundthe work, and the boy who usually accompanies him takes io THE AMERICAN LATHE. one end of the cord in his right hand and the other in hisleft, and,… … Fig. 3. Early English Eathe. Egyptian pattern the motion is reciprocating or oscillatingin its character. Fig. 3 illustrates a later or more advanced type, withreciprocating motion. The pressure of the foot in thestirrup produces a forward motion of the head stock ofthe lathe, and when the pressure…
Clocks and watches · Lathes
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