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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), M. (search)
aving a pair of arms hinged to a stock, on which is a sliding clamp that carries the saw-guide, which is connected by links with the said arms, so as to allow them to be placed within and conform to any angle, and insure at the same time the proper position of the stock midway between the said arms. Mi′ter-ing-ma-chine′. 1. (Printing.) A machine for mitering printers' rules, so that their ends may meet at a miter-joint. Various adjustments are found in the United States patents. McDonald, July 3, 1855Babcock, February 5, 1861. Grover and Pelouse, May 29, 1860.Walker, December 3, 1867. Ustich, July 21, 1868. 2. (Joinery.) A machine for mitering or slanting the ends of pieces which are to be united by a miterjoint. The machine illustrated is adapted for mitering frame moldings, panel moldings, etc. The irons work at right angles to one another, and cut the miters true and clean. Mitering-machine. Mi′ter-i′ron. （Forging.) A number of bars of angular s
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
860. 31,805HicksMar. 26, 1861. 32,517HowellJune 11, 1861. 43,514MackJuly 12, 1864. 43,705PhelpsAug. 2, 1864. 43,890Auger et al.Aug. 23, 1864. 48,204PlanerJune 13, 1865. 48,206PlanerJune 13, 1865. 55,847GallethJune 26, 1866. 56,730DeweyJuly 31, 1866. 57,116GallethAug. 14, 1866. 57,287ChickenAug. 21, 1866. 64,184StannardApr. 23, 1867. 68,420DollSept. 3, 1867. 89,501PrattApr. 27, 1869. 91,149MillerJune 8, 1869. 101,779SpoehrApr. 12, 1870. 112,016CarpenterFeb. 21, 1871. 116,618McDonald et al.July 4, 1871. 116,779WestJuly 4, 1871. 119,246SmythSept. 26, 1871. 120,614BarthNov. 7, 1871. 129,487MillerJuly 16, 1872. 130,264WoodwardAug. 6, 1872. 130,324SmythAug. 6, 1872. 146,483ScribnerJan. 13, 1874. 147,152MuirFeb. 3, 1874. 147,153MuirFeb. 3, 1874. 150,492Smyth et al.May 5, 1874. 152,721BlanchardJuly 7, 1874. 3. Reciprocating Surface above Cloth. 12,364SingerFeb. 6, 1855. 3. Reciprocating Surface above Cloth. (continued). No.Name.Date. 12,577RobertsonMar. 20,
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), T. (search)
rgical.) Nippers: tenaille incisive, cutting nippers; bone nippers. Tenettes. Craniotomy forceps. Te-nail′lon. （Fortification.) A low outwork having a salient angle; it was formerly usual to place one on each side of a ravelin to increase its strength and cover the shoulders of the bastion. Ten′ant-saw. See tenon-saw. Tend′er. 1. (Railroading.) The carriage which is attached to a locomotive and contains a supply of fuel and water. See locomotive. In 1854, Angus W. McDonald, of New Creek Depot, Va., patented a plan for filling the tanks of locomotive tenders with water without stopping the train, by using an inclined scoop, which was caused to dip into reservoirs placed at suitable intervals alongside of or beneath the track. This method, which met with little favor in this country, has been adopted on several English railways. As there practiced, a long water-trough a, made up of cast-iron sections, is laid upon the sleepers between the rails, and at