The Watchmakers' Lathe, Its Use and Abuse: A Story of the Lathe in Its Various Forms, Past and Present, Its Construction and Proper Uses, for the Student and Apprentice (Classic Reprint)
The Watchmakers' Lathe, Its Use and Abuse: A Story of the Lathe in Its Various Forms, Past and Present, Its Construction and Proper Uses, for the Student and Apprentice (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Watchmakers' Lathe, Its Use and Abuse: A Story of the Lathe in Its Various Forms, Past and Present, Its Construction and Proper Uses, for the Student and Apprentice The American lathe and its attachments is a subject so vast that anything like a complete work upon it would be sufficient material for a book larger by far, perhaps, than any workman not thoroughly acquainted with the subject would deem possible. In point of accuracy, variety of work, and ease and convenience of manipulation, the Amer ican ...
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Excerpt from The Watchmakers' Lathe, Its Use and Abuse: A Story of the Lathe in Its Various Forms, Past and Present, Its Construction and Proper Uses, for the Student and Apprentice The American lathe and its attachments is a subject so vast that anything like a complete work upon it would be sufficient material for a book larger by far, perhaps, than any workman not thoroughly acquainted with the subject would deem possible. In point of accuracy, variety of work, and ease and convenience of manipulation, the Amer ican watchmakers' lathe, with its several attachments, stands supreme any piece oi? Work, however delicate and intricate, may be executed upon it by an accomplished workman. But let us recall the various stages through which the lathe has passed before arriving at its present state of perfection, in order that those of today may the better appreciate the accuracy and convenience of the modern watchmakers' lathe, which stands alone in design and construction of this class of machinery, as it Qis the only one which has been evolved from the brains of skilled engineers, familiar with all the demands of automatic machinery, and who, having the whole range of modern mechanical attainments at their fingers' ends have devised a simple and effective machine which the skill and ingenuity of the American mechanic have made possible for any watchmaker, even of limited means, to possess. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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