Category: Wheel Cutting Engine Thesis
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Cutting a Brass Gear by Hand (Without an Index Plate)
As part of my reconstruction of a wheel cutting engine, I cut a brass gear by hand with files, a saw, and a treadle-powered lathe. I did not use an indexing plate but rather marked the divisions straight onto the wheel. This is part of my reconstruction of an eighteenth century wheel cutting engine. I…
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Dominy Wheel Cutting Engine Prototype
For my masters thesis at Winterthur, I have chosen to research a wheel cutting engine in the Dominy collection. Made (or perhaps purchased or commissioned) in the 1770’s by Nathaniel Dominy IV, it is a tool used to aid in cutting the teeth on clock wheels. Compared to other wheel cutting engines, it has several…
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