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 30
ed almost immediate adoption inAmerica, owing to the facility with which material couldbe inserted through the hollow spindle and a large part ofthe work done before cutting the work off the rod; butthe Europeans refused almost solidly to accept it. Thetrouble was that European manufacturers were… … 30 THE AMERICAN LATHE. ings and also sprung at the mouthy or chuck seat of thespindle, whenever the chuck was drawn down too tightly.Under these circumstances truth of revolution is impos-sible and even today there are many European watchmakerswho cling to the old dead centers, lathe dogs and…
Clocks and watches · Lathes
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