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1880 The Modern Practice Of American Machinists & Engineers By Egbert Watson

US $1000

Campton, New Hampshire, United States
Jan 30th

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THE MODERN PRACTICE OF AMERICAN MACHINISTS & ENGINEERS (INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION, APPLICATION, AND USE OF DRILLS, LATHE TOOLS, CUTTERS FOR BORING CYLINDERS AND HOLLOW WORK GENERALLY, WITH THE MOST ECONOMICAL SPEED FOR THE SAME; THE RESULTS VERIFIED BY ACTUAL PRACTICE AT THE LATHE, THE VICE, AND ON THE FLOOR - TOGETHER - WITH WORKSHOP MANAGEMENT, ECONOMY OF MANUFACTURE, THE STEAM ENGINE, BOILERS, GEARS, BELTING, ETC., ETC.) BY: EGBERT P. WATSON 276 PAGES ILLUSTRATED BY EIGHTY-SIX ENGRAVINGS NO COPYRIGHT DATE TITLE PAGE DATED 1880 ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 1866, BY: HENRY CAREY BAIRD IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CONTENT: PREFACE PART I CHAPTER I, II & III - THE DRILL AND ITS OFFICE PART II - LATHE WORK CHAPTER IV - SPEED OF CUTTING TOOLS CHAPTER V - CHUCKING WORK IN LATHES CHAPTER VI - BORING TOOLS CHAPTER VII - ABUSES OF CHUCKS CHAPTER VIII - BORING STEEL CYLINDERS AND HOLLOW WORK, EXPERIMENTS WITH TOOLS NEEDED, CONSERVATISM AMONG MECHANICS CHAPTER IX, X, XI, XII, & XIII - TURNING TOOLS PART III - MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND PROCESSES CHAPTER XIV - LEARN TO FORGE YOUR OWN TOOLS, MANUAL DEXTERITY, SPARE OF CENTRES CHAPTER XV - ROUGH FORGINGS CHAPTER XVI - HOW TO USE CALIPERS CHAPTER XVII - A HANDY TOOL, RIMMERS CHAPTER XVIII - KEYING WHEELS AND SHAFTS CHAPTER XIX - TAPS AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION, TAPPING HOLES, ABUSE OF FILES CHAPTER XX - DEFECTIVE IRON CASTINGS, "BURNING" IRON CASTINGS, HOW TO SHRINK COLLARS ON A SHAFT CHAPTER XXI - ARE SCRAPED SURFACES INDISPENSABLE?, OIL CUPS, DRILLING AND TURNING GLASS CHAPTER XXII - MANIPULATION OF METALS PART IV - STEAM AND THE STEAM ENGINE CHAPTER XXIII - THE SCIENCE OF STEAM ENGINEERING CHAPTER XXIV - PISTON SPEED OF BEAM ENGINES CHAPTER XXV - HOW TO SET A SLIDE VALVE, TO FIND THE LENGTH OF A ROD, AN IMPROPERLY SET VALVE, LEAD, THE LEAD INDICATOR CHAPTER XXVI - DEFECT IN STEAM ENGINES CHAPTER XXVII - THE SLIDE VALVE, BALANCED SLIDE VALVES CHAPTER XXVIII - CONNECTION OF SLIDE VALVES, THE PRESSURE ON A SLIDE VALVE CHAPTER XXIX - CONDENSATION OF STEAM IN LONG PIPES CHAPTER XXX - PACKING STEAM PISTONS CHAPTER XXXI - PISTONS WITHOUT PACKING CHAPTER XXXII - BEARING SURFACE CHAPTER XXXIII - LUBRICATING THE STEAM ENGINE CHAPTER XXXIV - DERANGEMENT OF STEAM ENGINES CHAPTER XXXV - COLD WEATHER AND STEAM ENGINES, OIL ENTERING A STEAM CYLINDER AGAINST PRESSURE CHAPTER XXXVI - EXPLOSIONS OF STEAM BOILERS, BOILER EXPLOSIONS, IS YOUR BOILER SAFE?, FAULTY CONSTRUCTION OF STEAM BOILERS, TROUBLES INCIDENT TO STEAM BOILERS, STARTING FIRES UNDER BOILERS, STEAM BOILERS AND ELECTRICITY, FIELD FOR IMPROVEMENT IN BOILERS CHAPTER XXXVII - LOCATION OF STEAM GAUGES AND INDICATORS, THE LAWS OF EXPANSION PART V - GEARS, BELTING AND MISC PRACTICAL INFORMATION CHAPTER XXXVIII - RELATING TO GEARS CHAPTER XXXIX - LEATHER BANDS, BELTING CHAPTER XL - CONE PULLEYS FOR GIVEN VELOCITIES, FORMULA FOR CUTTING SCREW THREADS CHAPTER XLI - HOW TO LAY UP AN EIGHT STRAND GASKET, TO TURN AN ELBOW, FLYWHEELS FOR LONG SHAFTING, VELOCITY OF MECHANISM CHAPTER XLII - VARIOUS USEFUL ITEMS (NOTE: WEAR TO COVER) (NOTE: SOILING TO PAGE EDGES) PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS! PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DETAILS! I WILL GLADLY COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES! **************PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE BIDDING*************** (THIS IS ALL THE BORING BUT IMPORTANT STUFF) PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME TO CHANGE SHIPPING AND HANDLING PRICES WITHIN THE USA! SHIPPING AND HANDLING IS WHAT IT IS! I DO CHARGE A HANDLING FEE TO COVER MY TIME AND PACKAGING COSTS. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME TO PUT A REDUCED PRICE ON ITEM VALUE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING! IT IS ILLEGAL TO DO SO AND I WILL NOT DO IT! UNLESS THE ITEM HAS BEEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED THERE WILL BE NO RETURNS. ALL ITEMS SOLD “AS IS”. PLEASE READ ITEM DESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY. CHECK PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE BIDDING. I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS AND WILL TRY TO ANSWER AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BUYER’S REMORSE. FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT. AFTER RECEIVING YOUR ITEM, PLEASE POST FEEDBACK FOR ME AND I WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU. THIS WAY I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR ITEM AND ARE SATISFIED. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR PURCHASE, PLEASE EMAIL BEFORE YOU LEAVE FEEDBACK. PERHAPS WE CAN WORK IT OUT BEFORE ANY FEEDBACK IS LEFT. THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK!

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