The modern practice of American machinists & engineers

PART I.
CHAPTER I.
The Drill and its Office.
CHAPTER II.
The Drill and its Office—continued.
CHAPTER III.
The Drill and its Office—continued.
PART II.
LATHE WORK.
CHAPTER IV.
Speed of Cutting Tools.
CHAPTER V.
Chucking Work in Lathes.
CHAPTER VI.
Boring Tools.
CHAPTER VII.
Boring Tools—continued.
Abuses of Chucks.
CHAPTER VIII.
Boring Steel Cylinders and Hollow Work
Experiments with Tools needed.
Conservatism among Mechanics.
CHAPTER IX.
Turning Tools.
CHAPTER X.
Turning Tools—continued.
CHAPTER XI.
Turning Tools—continued.
CHAPTER XII.
Turning Tools—continued.
CHAPTER XIII.
Turning Tools—continued.
PART III.
MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND PROCESSES.
CHAPTER XIV.
Learn to Forge your own Tools.
Manual Dextority.
Spare the Centres.
CHAPTER XV.
Rough Forgings.
CHAPTER XVI.
How to Use Callipers.
CHAPTER XVII.
A Handy Tool.
Rimmers.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Keying Wheels and Shafts.
CHAPTER XIX.
Taps and their Construction.
Tapping Holes.
Abuse of Files.
CHAPTER XX.
Defective Iron Castings.
“Burning” Iron Castings.
How to Shrink Collars on a Shaft.
CHAPTER XXI.
Are Scraped Surfaces Indispensable?.
Oil Cups.
Drilling and Turning Glass.
CHAPTER XXII.
Manipulation of Metals.
PART IV.
STEAM AND THE STEAM-ENGINE.
CHAPTER XXIII.
Tlie Science of Steam Engineering.
CHAPTER XXIV.
Piston Speed of Beara-engines.
CHAPTER XXV.
How to Set a Slide Valve.
To find the Length of the Rod.
An Improperly Set Valve.
Lead.
The Lead Indicator.
CHAPTER XXVI.
Defect in Steam-engines.
CHAPTER XXVII.
The Slide Valve.
Balanced Slide Valves.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Connection of Slide Valves.
The Pressure on a Slide Valve.
CHAPTER XXIX.
Condensation of Steam in Long Pipes.
CHAPTER XXX.
Packing Steam Pistons.
CHAPTER XXXI.
Pistons without Packing.
CHAPTER XXXII.
Bearing Surfaces.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
Lubricating the Steam-engine.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Derangement of Steam-engines.
CHAPTER XXXV.
Cold Weather and Steam-engines.
Oil Entering a Steam Cylinder against Pressure.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Explosions of Steam-boilers.
Boiler Explosions.
Is your Boiler Safe?.
Faulty Construction of Steam-boilers.
Troubles Incident to Steam-boilers.
Starting Fires under Boilers.
Steam-boilers and Electricity.
Field for Improvement in Steam-boilers.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Location of Steam Gauges and Indicators.
The Laws of Expansion.
PART V.
GEARS, BELTING, AND MISCELLANEOUS PRACTICAL INFORMATION.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Relating to Gears.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
Leather Bands.
Belting.
CHAPTER XL.
Cone Pulleys for Given Velocities.
Formula for Cutting Screw Threads.
CHAPTER XLI.
How to Lay np an Eight-strand Gasket.
To Turn an Elbow.
Fly-wheels for Long Shafting.
Velocity of Mechanism.
CHAPTER XLII.
Various Useful Items.