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1895 Article-William Asquith, Ltd., 18 in. (Centre Height) Double-Geared Break Lathe |
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Engineering Magazine, V 59, 19 Apr 1895 pg. 509 |
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11/2/2013 7:32:08 PM |
DOUBLE-GEARED BREAK LATHE
The illustration on page 509 represents a powerful double-geared self-acting sliding and surfacing break lathe of 18 in. centres, constructed by Mr. W. Asquith. High road well Works, Halifax. The gearing is machine cut, and is so arranged as to give 12 changes of cutting speed, the cone being suitable for a 5-in. belt. The bed is arranged to slide by power to form break. It is of improved construction, the guiding slides being light-angular. The carriage is fitted with gibbed strips, working with less friction and torsion than with the ordinary form of guiding surfaces. The sliding feed motion is positive, and can be stopped or started immediately by a lever on the front of the carriage. The lathe is also fitted with a very useful self-acting arrangement for driving the compound slide rest in any position, a valuable arrangement for external and internal taper turning. The lathe is capable of taking finishing cuts at the rate of 1 in. travel per revolution of spindle, producing the highest class of work, and its weight as illustrated is 10 tons. |
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1895 William Asquith, Ltd., 18 in. (Centre Height) Double-Geared Break Lathe
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