Machine-shop Handbook: A Handbook of Reference on Machine-shop Practice for Those Interested in the Work of the Machine Operator, Machinist, Toolmaker, and the General Mechanic |
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acid allow alloys aluminum angle applied Area bearings belt brass bushing calipers cast iron castings cent circle circular clean column contains copper corresponding cutters Depth desired Diam diameter difference distance divide divisions drill edges equal face feet figure finishing foot gauge gear give given grinding hand hard hardened head heat held holes Inches Inches Inches iron known lathe lead length machine measured metal Minute moved multiply number of teeth obtained operation piece pipe pitch placed plate Pounds produce pulley reading removed result root roughing round rule scale screw shaft shank shown in Fig shows side sizes soft solution speed spindle square standard steel surface taper Thickness thread threads per inch tool turned usually weight wheel zinc
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Page xxv - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards — 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 7 - Measures of Length. 10 millimeters (mm.) 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters 1 meter (m.) 10 meters 1 dekameter (Dm.) 10 dekameters 1 hectometer (Hm.) 10 hectometers 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers 1 myriameter (Mm.) 1181.
Page 1 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page xxvi - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 7 - Measures of Capacity 10 milliliters (ml) =1 centiliter cl 10 centiliters =1 deciliter dl 10 deciliters =1 liter 1 10 liters =1 dekaliter Dl 10 dekaliters =1 hektoliter HI 10 hektoliters =1 kiloliter Kl NOTE — The liter is equal to the volume occupied by 1 cubic decimeter.
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Page 7 - These prefixes form the key to the entire system. In the following tables, the abbreviations of the principal units of these submultiples begin with a small letter, while those of the multiples begin with a capital letter; they should always be written as here printed.
Page xxvi - Apothecaries' Weight 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (sc.) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr.) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib...
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