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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 120

An illustration from 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, leaf 120 — anner as the head ortail stock of a lathe is fastened. The slot for the tool postis placed parallel to and very close to the end of the upperslide, with the result that a very short tool may be used andstill have the slide clear of the work. The slotted tool postis surrounded by a collar which is… … Fig. 99. Webster-Whitcomb Slide Rest. the screw of the tool post. This arrangement is common tothe majority of machine shops on account of the great lati-tude of adjustment with simple means. In the better classof slides the nut, which is threaded on the front ends of thelead screws, is divided in…

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