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 132
n- THE AMERICAN LATHE. 131 stance, the drill is not so likely to be broken if held in thehand. Perhaps this is true, if the drill is not right, but nototherwise; and many a pivot drill has been broken and itsmaker condemned when the real trouble was that it wasbroken by side pressure, caused by… … Fig. 106. Drilling Rest. The advantage of using large stock for tapers will be seenhere, as it permits a substantial shoulder to support the plate.In making them, mount heavy sheet brass in the face plate,face off, drill and cut out of the desired diameter, of coursemaking the central hole small…
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