Machine built by Thomas Robinson and Son for dealing with lock gates on Manchester Ship Canal; comprises five individual machines mounted on common frame, with traveling table for supporting timber to be operated upon; five units comprise mortising head, adzing or planing head, profiling head, trenching head and boring head.


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    Title :

    Shaping and preparing machine for timber lock gates


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 166 , n 4309


    Publication date :

    1938


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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