This section is from the book "Practical Mechanics For Boys", by James Slough Zerbe. Also available from Amazon: Practical Mechanics for Boys.
| FIG. | PAGE | |
| 1. | Bench vise | 8 |
| 2. | Pipe grip for vise | 9 |
| 3. | Swivel vise | 10 |
| 4. | Speed lathe | 11 |
| 5. | Calipers | 12 |
| 6. | Engine lathe | 13 |
| 7. | Center gage | 14 |
| 8. | Pocket screw and wire gage | 15 |
| 9. | Handy bench vise | 16 |
| 10. | Combination square | 17 |
| 11. | Uses of the combination square | 18 |
| 12. | A quick adjusting micrometer | 19 |
| 13. | Universal bevel protractor | 20 |
| 14. | Uses of universal bevel protractor | 21 |
| 15. | Grindstone truing device | 22 |
| 16. | Set of tools and case | 23 |
| 17. | The work bench | 24 |
| 18. | Hook tool | 28 |
| 19. | Parting tool | 28 |
| 20. | Knife tool | 28 |
| 21. | Right-hand side tool | 28 |
| 22. | Internal tool | 28 |
| 23. | Left-hand side tool | 28 |
| 24. | Tool for wrought iron | 29 |
| 25. | Tool for cast iron | 29 |
| 26. | End view of drill | 31 |
| 27. | Side view of drill | 31 |
| 28. | Hack-saw frame | 35 |
| 29. | Hack-saw blade | 35 |
| 30. | Plain hook tool | 38 |
| 31. | Plain straight tool | 38 |
| 32. | Proper angles for tools | 39 |
| 33. | Angles for tools | 39
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| 34. | Angles for tools | 39 |
| 35. | Set of the bitt | 40 |
| 36. | Correct angle | 41 |
| 37. | Wrong angle | 41 |
| 38. | Too low | 42 |
| 39. | Improper set | 42 |
| 40. | Internal set | 43 |
| 41. | Set for brass | 43 |
| 42. | Surface gage | 44 |
| 43. | Uses of surface gage | 46 |
| 44. | Rounded surface | 49 |
| 45. | Winding surface | 49 |
| 46. | Hexagon nut | 51 |
| 47. | Laying off hexagon nut | 51 |
| 48. | Cutting key-way | 52 |
| 49. | Key-seat rule | 54 |
| 50. | Filing metal round | 54 |
| 51. | Filing metal round | 54 |
| 52. | Making a round bearing | 55 |
| 53. | Making a round bearing | 55 |
| 54. | Cross section of file | 56 |
| 55. | Files | 58 |
| 56. | Correct file movement | 59 |
| 57. | Incorrect file movement | 60 |
| 58. | Belt lacing | 69 |
| 59. | Belt lacing | 69 |
| 60. | Belt lacing | 69 |
| 61. | Belt lacing | 69 |
| 62. | Bevel gears | 71 |
| 63. | Miter gears | 71 |
| 64. | Crown wheel | 71 |
| 65. | Grooved friction gears | 71 |
| 66. | Valve | 71 |
| 67. | Cone pulleys | 71 |
| 68. | Universal joint | 71 |
| 69. | Trammel | 73 |
| 70. | Escapement | 73 |
| 71. | Device for holding wheel | 73
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| 72. | Rack and pinion | 73 |
| 73. | Mutilated gears | 73 |
| 74. | Shaft coupling | 73 |
| 75. | Clutches | 75 |
| 76. | Ball and socket joints | 75 |
| 77. | Fastening ball | 75 |
| 78. | Tripping devices | 75 |
| 79. | Anchor bolt | 75 |
| 80. | Lazy tongs | 75 |
| 81. | Disc shears | 75 |
| 82. | Wabble saw | 76 |
| 83. | Continuous crank motion | 76 |
| 84. | Continues feed | 76 |
| 85. | Crank motion | 76 |
| 86. | Ratchet head | 76 |
| 87. | Bench clamp | 76 |
| 88. | Helico-volute spring | 77 |
| 89. | Double helico-volute | 77 |
| 90. | Helical spring | 77 |
| 91. | Single volute-helix | 77 |
| 92. | Flat spiral or convolute | 77 |
| 93. | Eccentric rod or strap | 77 |
| 94. | Anti dead-centers for lathes | 77 |
| 95. | Plain circle | 95 |
| 96. | Ring | 96 |
| 97. | Raised surface | 96 |
| 98. | Sphere | 96 |
| 99. | Depressed surface | 96 |
| 100. | Concave | 97 |
| 101. | Forms of cubical outlines | 98 |
| 102. | Forms of cubical outlines | 98 |
| 103. | Forms of cubical outlines | 98 |
| 104. | Forms of cubical outlines | 98 |
| 105. | Shading edges | 99 |
| 106. | Shading edges | 99 |
| 107. | Illustrating heavy lines | 100 |
| 108. | Illustrating heavy lines | 100 |
| 109. | Lines on plain surfaces | 101
p. xii |
| 110. | Lines on plain surfaces | 101 |
| 111. | Illustrating degrees | 102 |
| 112. | Section lining | 103 |
| 113. | Drawing an ellipse | 104 |
| 114. | Perspective at angles | 106 |
| 115. | Perspective of cube | 107 |
| 116. | Perspective of cube | 107 |
| 117. | Perspective of cube | 107 |
| 118. | Protractor | 108 |
| 119. | Using the protractor | 109 |
| 120. | Section-lining metals | 110 |
| 121. | Spur gears | 122 |
| 122. | Miter gear pitch | 123 |
| 123. | Bevel gears | 124 |
| 124. | Laying of miter gears | 125 |
| 125. | Sprocket wheel | 128 |
| 126. | Simple lever | 129 |
| 127. | Lever action | 130 |
| 128. | The pulley | 132 |
| 129. | Change of direction | 133 |
| 130. | Change of direction | 133 |
| 131. | Steam pressure | 135 |
| 132. | Water pressure | 135 |
| 133. | Prony brake | 141 |
| 134. | Speed indicator | 142 |
 
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