"Occupying a floor space of just 65" x 32.5 inches ( 1650 x 825 mm) and with an 18" x 6" (450 x 150 mm) table capable of moving 19 inches (480 mm) longitudinally and 6.75 inches (170 mm) in traverse the 540 grinder was ideally suited to most smaller toolroom jobs. The cross slide was supported on two V ways with a feed rate of 0.007" to 0.07" (0.175 to 1.75 mm) per minute at each reversal of the longitudinal stroke.
Tricks & Secrets of Old-Time Machinists: Hints and Kinks Provided by the Readers of American Machinist Magazine in 1915 and 1916, Volume 2, originally published in American Machinist Magazine, compiled, edited and published by Lindsay Publications, 2008. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 paperback, 96 pages. ISBN 1-55918-371-3.
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