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 261
le and shake whenthe speed is considerable and the foot wheel heavy. Manywatchmakers prefer casters on their benches so that theymay be readily removed when sweeping. Our choice is abencli without casters, carefully leveled, and then fastenedto the floor with two or three strong screws. With such a… … Fig. 229. Section of Bench showing proper arangement of Belt. To prevent articles from falling off the bench, a strip ex-tending one and one-half inches above the top, should beplaced around the ends and back, while along the front edgea strip with rounded edges should be fastened so as toproject…
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