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 17
hucks substituted. Even whenusing it to face off work you cannot get at the work to the i6 THE AMERICAN LATHE. extreme edge, as the clamps prevent this. The watchmakerwho buys such a machine has at his command a special toolwhich can only be used for a limited range of work. Againit is a hand tool… … Fig. 8. The Dracip Lathe. Next in order comes the Bottom lathe, which is doubt-less still remembered by the older members of the craft.While this tool was considered a great improvement onthe lathes on the market before it, being well made and sub-stantial, yet it, too, faded from view, like snow…
Clocks and watches · Lathes
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