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1859 Article-Milo Peck & Co., Lathe Tool Holder |
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Scientific American, V 1 #7, 13 Aug 1859, pg. 104 |
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5/25/2014 1:08:00 PM |
By the use of this invention the cutting edge or point of the tool can be turned to any angle horizontally, and at the same time the point can be elevated or depressed to suit the size of the material to be operated upon, thus giving to the gib lathe the same facility of directing the cutting tool which is now only attained by the weighted lathe.
In our illustrations Fig. 1 is a perspective view and Fig. 2 is a vertical section. The bed-plate, B, is made with a T-slot, A, the sides being equal distances apart. The tool-post, D, are of the ordinary form, with a button head, E, and thinned shaft, F, to fit in the slot, A. The tool-rest, G, is made with a semi-circular slot, C, in it, and the base of the slot in the tool-posts, D, is cut to correspond. In this shot the segment, I, rests, carrying on its level top the tool, K, both segment and tool passing through vertical slots in the tool-posts. The tool has the usual back and forth motion, or in other words, it can be pushed more or less out of the posts as the occasion requires, and when in the desired position, horizontally and at the right angle, it can be firmly secured by the screws, M M, and it will cut without the least jar or motion, the bed being perfectly solid, as all the parts are in close contact. When it is desired to move the tool the screws, M M, are loosened, and all the points are free to be re-adjusted. The inventor of this useful addition to lathes is Charles Peck, of New Haven, Conn., and he obtained a patent June 28, 1850.(#24,574)
Any further information can be obtained by addressing Milo Peck & Co., of the same place. |
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1859 Milo Peck & Co., Lathe Tool Holder
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