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Twin spindle-speed control levers were carried on a concentric mounting on the  right-hand face of the main column.

The very heavily built swivelling vertical head.

Vernier scale on the head-traverse ruler.

Larger 28-inch table--well supported on a heavy knee casting and with large diameter, zeroing, satin-chrome micrometer dials. Notice that the knee carries its slide on ways at two levels - with separate gib strips to adjust the clearances.

The longitudinal travel was cleverly arranged -  the table-support casting was made as long as possible to give the table the best possible support no matter how far out it was moved In order to obtain a decent amount of travel the casting was formed with large semi-circular cut-outs to let the table feed-screw end plates travel into it right up to the handwheel abutment face (see picture below).

Semi-circular cut-out in the side of the knee casting to improve table travel

The vertical rods at each side the knee-elevation screw held the knee-balance weight within the cabinet stand.



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