. Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering. or similar material, previous to introducing them into the cock; and after the bushes have been intro-duced into the cock, they are moved back in the recesses before mentioned, into a proper working posi-tion by forcing down the plug d into its place. The patentee does not confine himself to the shape ofthe recesses formed in the body of the cock, as that may be varied, e is a screw for raising and lower-ing the plug; /is a screw-nut, fitted into a recess at the top of the plug; g g are ribs, formed on theinterior of
. Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering. or similar material, previous to introducing them into the cock; and after the bushes have been intro-duced into the cock, they are moved back in the recesses before mentioned, into a proper working posi-tion by forcing down the plug d into its place. The patentee does not confine himself to the shape ofthe recesses formed in the body of the cock, as that may be varied, e is a screw for raising and lower-ing the plug; /is a screw-nut, fitted into a recess at the top of the plug; g g are ribs, formed on theinterior of the upper part of the cock; and h h are corresponding ribs on the outer surface of the upperpart of the plug ; the use of the ribs being to guide the plug correctly in its movement up and surfaces of the plug are chilled in the act of casting, and are then ground with emery. When making sluice-cocks without movable bushes, the patentee causes the surface against whichthe plug works to be chilled in the act of casting the body of the cock, so as to make it more du
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