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 79
pindle is hollow,and is pierced at the front end by a pump center, having a 77 THE AMERICAN LATHE male center that is operated by a rod extending throughthe spindle. Tapering peep holes in the plate are providedso that the workman may see the point of his center whenplacing the work before… … Fig. 51. Universal Face Plate. are arranged to slide back and forth in radial slots in theface plate, to provide adjustment for varying sizes of work.They are fastened by thumbscrews at the back, and carry
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