A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... lathe had an alternating rotary motion . For big jobs , turners used a lathe driven by a hemp or gut cord passing round a pulley . The driving - wheel was large ; it was fixed to the ground and operated by an assistant who turned the ...
... lathe had an alternating rotary motion . For big jobs , turners used a lathe driven by a hemp or gut cord passing round a pulley . The driving - wheel was large ; it was fixed to the ground and operated by an assistant who turned the ...
Page 384
... lathe and operated by a cord connecting a crank on the wheel to a treadle below ; the trans- mission from the wheel to the shaft of the lathe was made by grooved pulleys with an endless cord ( figure 211 ) . Devices were added not only ...
... lathe and operated by a cord connecting a crank on the wheel to a treadle below ; the trans- mission from the wheel to the shaft of the lathe was made by grooved pulleys with an endless cord ( figure 211 ) . Devices were added not only ...
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... lathe CLEMENT built planer , manufactured taps & dies 18 50 WHITWORTH 1875 leading tool manufacturer , standardised screw threads ROBERTS inventor , built planer , improved lathe 1800 NASMYTH invented steam hammer , shaper , index ...
... lathe CLEMENT built planer , manufactured taps & dies 18 50 WHITWORTH 1875 leading tool manufacturer , standardised screw threads ROBERTS inventor , built planer , improved lathe 1800 NASMYTH invented steam hammer , shaper , index ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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