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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... Plate . Screw Cutting in the Lathe Sharpening and Grinding Tools Slide Rest • Small Furnaces for Casting .. Softening Steel Solders and Fluxes Staining Woods Spiral or Elizabethan Twist Surfacing Soft Woods Soft Woods , To Hollow , 139 ...
... Plate . Screw Cutting in the Lathe Sharpening and Grinding Tools Slide Rest • Small Furnaces for Casting .. Softening Steel Solders and Fluxes Staining Woods Spiral or Elizabethan Twist Surfacing Soft Woods Soft Woods , To Hollow , 139 ...
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... 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 which prevents loss of heat from the crucible by radiation , but gives egress to the gaseous products ...
... 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 which prevents loss of heat from the crucible by radiation , but gives egress to the gaseous products ...
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... plate , or otherwise carefully raised to the required temperature , and quenched as before . If extreme hardness is not so much required as that which allows a degree of elasticity to the tool , it is better to use oil instead of water ...
... plate , or otherwise carefully raised to the required temperature , and quenched as before . If extreme hardness is not so much required as that which allows a degree of elasticity to the tool , it is better to use oil instead of water ...
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... plate of metal , it is often difficult to support it horizontally . If in . thick the best plan is to lay it upon the workbench and drive round it a few small nails , keeping their heads below its level ; if too thin for this it may be ...
... plate of metal , it is often difficult to support it horizontally . If in . thick the best plan is to lay it upon the workbench and drive round it a few small nails , keeping their heads below its level ; if too thin for this it may be ...
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... plates of brass , and if the point penetrates too much before the sides come into action , the hole will be spoilt , or the drill will break . A broach is , however , generally needed to follow the drill and perfect the hole , as this ...
... plates of brass , and if the point penetrates too much before the sides come into action , the hole will be spoilt , or the drill will break . A broach is , however , generally needed to follow the drill and perfect the hole , as this ...
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