The polishing and plating of metals; a manual for the electroplater, giving modern methods of polishing, plating, buffing, oxydizing and lacquering metals, for the progressive workman . Fiy. !». Iliyh speed buffing lathe with tubular bracing for spindle. exactly what he is doing without having to leave his ma-chine or turn around to examine his work. No polishercan do good work and do it quickly with a poor light, andas the price of labor is the chief item of cost in any polish-ing room, it behooves the management, especially in large 36 THE POLISHING AND PLATING OF METALS. plants where many m
The polishing and plating of metals; a manual for the electroplater, giving modern methods of polishing, plating, buffing, oxydizing and lacquering metals, for the progressive workman . Fiy. !». Iliyh speed buffing lathe with tubular bracing for spindle. exactly what he is doing without having to leave his ma-chine or turn around to examine his work. No polishercan do good work and do it quickly with a poor light, andas the price of labor is the chief item of cost in any polish-ing room, it behooves the management, especially in large 36 THE POLISHING AND PLATING OF METALS. plants where many men are employed, to make the bestpossible use of the available light. Suction fans, or exhaust blowers, should be provided inall polishing rooms, even when only one or two polishing. Fig. 10. Electric motor lathe on column, with startinglever and rheostat in column. lathes are to be used, as they are a great help to the polisherin keeping things clean and in making the air of the roomfit to breathe. Hoods should cover each wheel and be con-nected by large metal pipes to the main exhaust pipe of theblower, so that the lint and dirt from the wheels may bedrawn into the blower, thus keeping things clean andadding greatly to the health and comfort of the most of the states the law requires the use of blowers in THE POLISHING AND PLATING OF METALS. 37 all polishing rooms, and it is a law that should be rigidlyenforced. The greatest trouble in the use of blowers isthat they are generally too small for the work which theyare expected to do. Then, too, they are very often im-properly set by inexperienced men (in the effort to save adollar) and do not give satisfaction. The funnels or hoodsfrom the blower pipe should be wide enough and come closeenough to the
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