The young mechanic; containing directions for the use of all kinds of tools, and for the construction of steam engines and mechanical models, including the art of turning in wood and metal (1902)
[Lukin, James] [from old catalog] · New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 264
it makingan engine, if, like many, you buy all the parts and havelittle left to do but screw them, or solder them, together.Dont do this, or you will never become a modeller. Your boiler from <? to a is, in height, maybe 2 inches,the dome 1^ or thereabout. This will slip inside the partthat you… … Fig. 69. aSo THE YOUNG MECHANIC. A is the boiler lifted out of B, the outer case or stand,which you can make out of tin, and paint to imitate bricks.It is almost a pity to waste sheet-brass upon it, because itis not v^ery important, its object being only to carry theboiler. It is like D before…
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