The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . rsuch work as pivoting small French clock pinions, etc. It will be ob-served that the jaws are so made that they may be changed by slightlyloosening the screws. The screw heads should have thin steel washersunder them. RING GAUGE. A gauge used by jewelers for measuring the inter-nal dimensions of finger rings. RIVETING STAKE. A steel block, pierced with a number of dif-ferent sized holes. See Staking Tool. ROBIN, ROBERT. A celebrated F>ench watch and clock built many large tu
The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . rsuch work as pivoting small French clock pinions, etc. It will be ob-served that the jaws are so made that they may be changed by slightlyloosening the screws. The screw heads should have thin steel washersunder them. RING GAUGE. A gauge used by jewelers for measuring the inter-nal dimensions of finger rings. RIVETING STAKE. A steel block, pierced with a number of dif-ferent sized holes. See Staking Tool. ROBIN, ROBERT. A celebrated F>ench watch and clock built many large turretclocks for the public buildings ofFrance. Born in 1742 and diedin 1799. ROCKING BAR. The steelbar which carries the interme-diate wheels in stem wind move-ments. Sometimes called theyoke. ROLLER REMOVER. There are numerous designs inthe way of roller removers uponthe market, but lack of spaceprevents description and illustra-tions of them. Fig 242 illustrates Fig. Hardinge remover, while Fig. 243 illustrates the Sheehan. Theyare both excellent tools and do the work in a satisfactory Romilly. 284 ROMILLY, M. A clever Swiss horologist. He was held in hignesteem in Paris, where he passed the greater portion of his life. He wasborn at Geneva in 1714 and died in 1796.
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