Abbott's American Watchmaker and Jeweler

How to true a balance, repair a chipped dial, temper a spring or test a stone — the working bench-book of the American watch trade, arranged A to Z.

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Composition of Some Valuable Alloys – Chamfering Tool

Composition of Some Valuable Alloys

Palladium. Aluminium. Gold. Silver.

Capillary Attraction and Repulsion

The cause which determines the ascent or descent of certain fluids when in contact with certain solid substances. See Oil Sinks.

Carrier

A piece fastened to work in a lathe and connecting it with the face plate. A dog.

Case-Hardening

A process of carbonizing the surface of wrought iron, thus converting it into steel. See Steel.

Case Springs

The springs in a watch case that cause it to fly open and that keep it in position when closed.

Center of Motion

That point which remains at rest while all the other parts of a body revolve around it.

Center Seconds

See Sweep Seconds.

Center Wheel

The wheel whose staff carries the minute hand.

Center Staff

The arbor, attached to the center wheel, which carries the minute hand.

Chain Hook

A small book which is attached to each end of a fuzee chain, to fasten the chain to the barrel and fuzee.

Chamfer

To groove. To cut a channel in. To cut or grind in a sloping manner anything originally right-angled. To bevel.

Chamfering Tool

A tool for cutting a bevel or chamfer. A tool for cutting a furrow or channel is also known as a chamfering tool.

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