Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The process or operation of cutting teeth in the wheels used by watch-and clock-makers and for other mechanical purposes.
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In course of time various modifications of the machine were introduced -- such as the planing machine, the wheel-cutting machine, and other beautiful tools on the slide-rest principle, -- the result of which has been that extraordinary development of mechanical production and power which is so characteristic a feature of the age we live in.
Industrial Biography Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1863
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In course of time various modifications of the machine were introduced -- such as the planing machine, the wheel-cutting machine, and other beautiful tools on the slide-rest principle, -- the result of which has been that extraordinary development of mechanical production and power which is so characteristic a feature of the age we live in.
Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers Samuel Smiles 1858
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Improvements followed in the slide-lathe (giving a large range of speed with increased diameters for the same size of headstocks, &c.), in the wheel-cutting engine, in the scale-beam (by which, with a load of 2 oz. on each end, the fifteen-hundredth part of a grain could be indicated), in the broaching-machine, the slotting-machine, and other engines.
Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers Samuel Smiles 1858
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Thought to be the most comprehensive private collection of its type, The Crom collection was built over a fifty year time span and features wheel-cutting engines, ornamental turning lathes, mandrels, turns, and watch and clock making tools.
Antique News News! 2010
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Improvements followed in the slide-lathe (giving a large range of speed with increased diameters for the same size of headstocks, in the wheel-cutting engine, in the scale-beam (by which, with a load of 2 oz. on each end, the fifteen-hundredth part of a grain could be indicated), in the broaching-machine, the slotting-machine, and other engines.
Industrial Biography Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1863
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