CONTENTS.

[CHAPTER I.]
The raw material. The gravers. The roughing out. The hardening
and tempering5
[CHAPTER II.]
Kinds of pivots. Their shape. Capillarity. The requirements of
a good pivot13
[CHAPTER III.]
The proper measurements and how obtained19
[CHAPTER IV.]
The gauging of holes. The side shake. The position of the graver23
[CHAPTER V.]
The grinding and polishing. The reversal of the work. The wax
chuck29
[CHAPTER VI.]
Another wax chuck. The centering of the work35
[CHAPTER VII.]
The finishing of the staff. Pivoting. Making pivot drills. Hardening
drills. The drilling and fitting of new pivots39