The Amateur Mechanic's Workshop: a Treatise Containing Plain and Concise Directions for the Manipulation of Wood and Metals: Including Casting, Forging Brazing, Soldering, and Carpentry |
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... effects . In point of fact , " Old File " has had his best teeth destroyed by being compelled to perfect the form of an amateur's casting , which was pinny and honeycombed and full of slag ; hence he warns his brother files to strike at ...
... effects . In point of fact , " Old File " has had his best teeth destroyed by being compelled to perfect the form of an amateur's casting , which was pinny and honeycombed and full of slag ; hence he warns his brother files to strike at ...
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... effect , turns such accidents to advantage , is as truly an inventor as he who by careful experiment and well - directed study brings to a practical conclusion some idea originated in his own brain . The following process is evidently ...
... effect , turns such accidents to advantage , is as truly an inventor as he who by careful experiment and well - directed study brings to a practical conclusion some idea originated in his own brain . The following process is evidently ...
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... effect upon the soft iron . This reaction is of great service to the blacksmith , who when working rapidly may be observed frequently to strike the anvil purposely between the blows which he is giving to his work , especially when he is ...
... effect upon the soft iron . This reaction is of great service to the blacksmith , who when working rapidly may be observed frequently to strike the anvil purposely between the blows which he is giving to his work , especially when he is ...
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... effect of which is , however , exceedingly superficial . The iron is to be heated to redness , and rubbed with the salt called prussiate of potash , or rolled in the same reduced to powder ; it is then re - heated and quenched . The ...
... effect of which is , however , exceedingly superficial . The iron is to be heated to redness , and rubbed with the salt called prussiate of potash , or rolled in the same reduced to powder ; it is then re - heated and quenched . The ...
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... effect upon the parts thus protected . It is better , therefore , after careful forging , to continue the hammering till the metal is nearly cold , to finish it upon the grindstone , and after thus rendering its surface smooth and ...
... effect upon the parts thus protected . It is better , therefore , after careful forging , to continue the hammering till the metal is nearly cold , to finish it upon the grindstone , and after thus rendering its surface smooth and ...
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