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Page 113 - FIG. 442. work. This slide being say 18 inches long, the hole can be drilled that depth. When this depth is reached the screw is reversed, the drill drawn out of the hole, and a longer drill placed in the hole and fastened to the piston. The second drill is rather narrower than the first, so that it will not catch on the sides of the hole. When the entire length of this drill has been bored, if it is still necessary to go deeper, a third and then a fourth drill can be...
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Page 113 - ... work. This slide being say 18 inches long, the hole can be drilled that depth. When this depth is reached the screw is reversed, the drill drawn out of the hole, and a longer drill placed in the hole and fastened to the piston. The second drill is rather narrower than the first, so that it will not catch on the sides of the hole. When the entire length of this drill has been bored, if it is still necessary to go deeper, a third and then a fourth drill can be added. Percussion drills may be used...
Page 46 - ... periphery. A portion of the circular line is called an arc, eg abc (fig. 39). The size of an arc with reference to the whole circumference is measured by degrees. Every circle is divided into 360 equal parts, which are called degrees ; each degree contains 60 minutes, and each minute 60 seconds.
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