Handy man's workshop and laboratory . 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 bow handle to be heldin the left hand. The spindle had at the center a groove
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . 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 bow handle to be heldin the left hand. The spindle had at the center a grooved pulleyto receive a rubber band running from a corresponding groovedpulley overhead. On the spindle a brass handle was mounted,which could be moved to any desired position and secured bymeans of pins which were fitted into holes in the spindle. Thespindle revolved within the brass handle on the right side, andwithin the bow handle on the left side, and was freely run at2,000 revolutions per minute with perfect ease and Fig. 145—A portable polishing lathe The pulley, like the brass handle, was adjustable and could besecured in any desired position by pins in the spindle. The right end of the spindle was tapered and threaded toreceive a polishing buff or emery wheel or other tool, which wassecured thereon by a nut. This portable polishing lathe was madeat small cost, and proved to be a decided success. In one shorthalf day the cylinder cover was thoroughly buffed, and in anotherhalf day it was plated in three sections, by revolving it over thenickel bath. Then it was let down on the factory floor to befinally polished with walrus-hide buffs. One man squatted downon the floor, holding the portable polishing machine in his hands,and directing the rubber drive band running over the groovedpulley. The buff carried on the end of the spindle revolved at2,000 per minute over the surface of the cylinder cover, makingthe operation like childs play, so simple was it.—28
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