Excerpt from Ornamental Turning, Vol. 3 of 3: A Work of Practical Instruction in the Above Art; With Numerous Engravings and Plates It will be Obvious that by the introduction of the worm-wheel a slow speed is obtained, by which the mandrel is rotated between the limits of the two pins, when adjusted for any length of segment; and while cutting deep mouldings this is most essential, as the hand has not sufficient command over the pulley to ensure smooth and perfect cutting. As previously stated, the various chucks, such ...
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Excerpt from Ornamental Turning, Vol. 3 of 3: A Work of Practical Instruction in the Above Art; With Numerous Engravings and Plates It will be Obvious that by the introduction of the worm-wheel a slow speed is obtained, by which the mandrel is rotated between the limits of the two pins, when adjusted for any length of segment; and while cutting deep mouldings this is most essential, as the hand has not sufficient command over the pulley to ensure smooth and perfect cutting. As previously stated, the various chucks, such as the eccentric, rectilinear, dome, etc., are adjusted to, and held in the required position, and the weight of the latter, from the fact of the horizontal arm extending so much on one side of the centre, renders the worm-wheel almost indispensable. 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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