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Identifier: electroplatingtr00reet (find matches)
Title: Electroplating; a treatise for the beginner and for the most experienced electroplater
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Reetz, Henry Christian, 1888-
Subjects: Electroplating
Publisher: Chicago, Popular mechanics company
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Fig. 18. Power Polishing: and Buffing: Lathe Fig. 19.Hydrometer chine are indispensable. In a large shop these machinesare run by power, and the plater must be his own judgeas to the economy of using electricity or steam in runninghis tools. For a small shop, it is taken for granted that 38 SHOP EQUIPMENT
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Fig. 20. Making a Respirator one or two simple foot lathes will suffice to begin with,and these may be bought second-hand or even built by theexpert mechanic. A simple form of foot-power polishingmachine is shown in Fig. 17, and a power polishing andbuffing lathe is shown in Fig. 18. The cleaning, polishing and buffing wheels required arethe following: Felt wheel; leather wheel; emery or car-borundum wheel; cotton and flannel buffs; cotton watch-case buff; long, thin felt buff for the inside of finger rings,and brass-wire scratchwheel. Among the miscellaneous equipment may be mentioned:Good scales, a clock, several galvanized iron pails, woodenbuckets or tubs, -various wood-fiber brushes, a glass funneland graduate glass, thermometer, hydrometer, Fig. 19, (formeasuring the specific gravity of the solutions), glue pot,etc. ^ In the way of personal equipment, perhaps a suit ofold clothes should not be omitted, including a stout pair ofhigh shoes. Some platers use shoes with wooden soles
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