Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 143—Correct shapefor the lathe dog 102 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY slightest error in setting the swivel will be exaggerated three-fold in the work. When setting the slide rest with the attach-ment here shown, it is done accurately and very quickly. Asmall bracket is made and fastened on the slide rest with twomachine screws. This holds an L-shaped piece marked A, whichis pivoted on two pointed screws in the bracket. In setting the. Fig. 144—Device for setting the slide rest. slide rest for turning parallel work, the L-piece is simply swungup,
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 143—Correct shapefor the lathe dog 102 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY slightest error in setting the swivel will be exaggerated three-fold in the work. When setting the slide rest with the attach-ment here shown, it is done accurately and very quickly. Asmall bracket is made and fastened on the slide rest with twomachine screws. This holds an L-shaped piece marked A, whichis pivoted on two pointed screws in the bracket. In setting the. Fig. 144—Device for setting the slide rest. slide rest for turning parallel work, the L-piece is simply swungup, allowing the swivel part of slide rest to engage it.—6 A PORTABLE POLISHING LATHE Some time ago the writer took an order to polish and nickd-plate the cylinder covers of a British battleship. Each cylinderweighed 4,000 pounds and each was 6 feet 6 inches in diameter;and considering that nickel baths are no deeper than 33 inchesand polishing spindles are only 2 feet long, the proposition wasa tough one—a nut which couldnt be cracked by ordinary means. The cylinder covers arrived at the factory drawn by eightpowerful horses, and even special tackle had to be devised to HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 163 handle the big, unwieldy things. Every man and boy in thefactory laughed at the idea of buffing and polishing them insideof a week. But the work was done on time. A steel spindle was made, measuring 33 inches long by 1 inchin diameter, and it was fitted with a brass
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