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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... handles , as represented at p . The walls of these cylinders are from lin . to lin . thick . is a flat plate of fire- clay , with a hole in the centre used to cover the cylinder k , so as to act like a reverberatory dome ; m is a cover ...
... handles , as represented at p . The walls of these cylinders are from lin . to lin . thick . is a flat plate of fire- clay , with a hole in the centre used to cover the cylinder k , so as to act like a reverberatory dome ; m is a cover ...
Page 21
... handle by which the bellows are worked can be seen at any forge , and need not be described here . The tools ... handles meet , according to the size and weight of metal to be worked . The second are the tongs used by Sheffield cutlers ...
... handle by which the bellows are worked can be seen at any forge , and need not be described here . The tools ... handles meet , according to the size and weight of metal to be worked . The second are the tongs used by Sheffield cutlers ...
Page 22
... handles of the smith's tongs , by which their grasp is insured without the pressure of the hand otherwise needed , which , being required to be con- tinually kept up , becomes rather tedious and difficult to those not thoroughly used to ...
... handles of the smith's tongs , by which their grasp is insured without the pressure of the hand otherwise needed , which , being required to be con- tinually kept up , becomes rather tedious and difficult to those not thoroughly used to ...
Page 23
... when they receive two or three twists , and are then wound round the tool and fastened by a ring as shown . The wooden handles thus made , clumsy as they may appear to the looker on , THE AMATEUR MECHANIC'S WORKSHOP . 23.
... when they receive two or three twists , and are then wound round the tool and fastened by a ring as shown . The wooden handles thus made , clumsy as they may appear to the looker on , THE AMATEUR MECHANIC'S WORKSHOP . 23.
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... handled and the iron well directed , else the piece will be knocked out of the former upon the floor . To thicken a piece of iron at any particular part , where the increase of substance is not required to be considerable , the bar is ...
... handled and the iron well directed , else the piece will be knocked out of the former upon the floor . To thicken a piece of iron at any particular part , where the increase of substance is not required to be considerable , the bar is ...
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