Clamp

“ The heavy side of the pulley having been found, a weight is attached to the diametrically opposite side of the pulley; a convenient form of light weight for this purpose is shown in Fig. 2653; it consists of what may be termed a spring clamp, since it holds to the edge of the pulley rim, on which it is forced by hand, by reason of the spring of the jaws. There are numerous clamps of this form, each having a definite weight, as 2 ozs., 3 ozs., 4 ozs., &c.; but for weights above about 11⁄2 lb. a clamp with a set-screw is employed. For a running balance a set-screw is indispensable. ”

“ CLAMP-NAILS. Such nails as are used to fasten clamps; they are short and stout, with large heads.
CLAMPS. Pieces of timber applied to a mast or yard, to prevent the wood from bursting. Also, thick planks lying fore and aft under the beams of the first orlop or second deck, the same as the rising-timbers are to the deck. They are securely fayed to all the timbers, to which they are fastened by nails through the clamp, and penetrating two-thirds of the thickness of the timbers. ”

“ In clamps well constructed the outside is coated with clay or plaster to keep in the heat, and when the fuel is thoroughly lighted, the external apertures should be stopped up.
The clamp when completed contains from 100,000 to 500,000 bricks. The fire will continue burning about three weeks, if the pile has been well constructed: when all smoke ceases to rise, the clamp is taken down when cold, and the bricks sorted; for, even with the utmost care, it must happen that the bricks are not all equally burnt. The best are those in the centre. ”

“ The instant of the pressure of the clamp upon the cord is marked by very severe pain, and the suffering animal is excited to powerful struggling. It is important that the assistant should be aware of this, and he should be forewarned to refrain from pulling on the cord, and reminded, in order to avoid injury from this accident, to keep the clamps and the forceps steadily in contact with the inguinal canal. ”

“ The position for a well having been selected, a vertical hole is made in the ground with a crowbar to a convenient depth; the well tube a, having the clamp d, monkey c, and pulleys b, Fig. 95, previously fixed on it, is inserted into this hole.
The clamp is then screwed firmly on to the tube from 18 inches to 2 feet from the ground, as the soil is either difficult or easy; each bolt being tightened equally, so as not to indent the tube. ”

“ The picture-frame clamp consists of the four arms A, B, C and D, Fig. 1. A 1/4-in. hole is bored in one end of each piece, 1/2 in. from the end. A series of 3/8-in. holes, 1 in. apart, are bored along the center in each piece. ”

“ The clamps are wooden or metallic pincers, formed to embrace the cord and to be applied firmly upon it, in order to hold it securely, and to confine the artery tightly enough to prevent the occurrence of hemorrhage. The form most ordinarily used, and probably most convenient, is made of wood, and consists of two semi-cylindrical pieces (Fig. 10) joined at one end and resting together by a flat and sometimes grooved surface, and measuring about six inches in length. The material is a light but strong wood. They are rounded at the extremities, in order to avoid chafing the soft tissues. ”

“ Klammer, feminine, ‘cramp, clamp, brace,’ from the equivalent Middle High German klammer, klamer, klamere, feminine, Old High German *klamara, feminine, is wanting; Scandinavian klǫmbr (genitive klambrar) , feminine, ‘vice,’ and Middle High German klamere point to a Gothic *klamra or *klamara, feminine, which is connected with the Teutonic root klam, ‘to press together,’ appearing in Klamm. ”

“ In the same connection he also describes a mode of fastening the staples or clamps to the frame of the bag by a strap which passes over the centre of each staple; and he adds, that the staple or clamp 'is made of strong iron turned down at each end.' Sufficient description is given of the staple or clamp ”

“ It comprised a small pair of pincers, or clamp, which held the fly firmly captive by means of a small electromagnet, but in such a way as not to inflict the slightest injury. This clamp was introduced272 in the stereoscopic shutter electrical circuit. The two legs of the clamp have a natural tendency to fly apart under the action of a spring, but are held closed by a tooth at the end of a rocking arm, mounted on one leg, engaging with a fixed tooth on the second leg of the clamp. The latter is placed in an electrical circuit with the shutter of the camera. ”

“ Instantaneous and powerful, ever ready. Available, wherever steam pressure can be had, for pumping any kind of liquid (hot, cold, sandy, impure, etc.) . We make ten sizes, prices from $7 to $75. Capacities from 100 to 20,000 gallons per hour. State for what purpose wanted and send for Catalogue of "Pumps." Van Duzen & Tift, Cincinnati, O.
Ainsworth's Patent Improved BELT CLAMP.
This clamp is light and strong; a pair will last a life time; are made of the best cast steel. No tool or wrench is needed, as it is complete in itself. Can be used on any size belt, from one inch to size of clamp. ”

“ This last mode of proceeding is strongly opposed by some authorities, as likely to induce unnecessary inflammatory action, through [42] the formation of a scab, which may require for its removal a process of sloughing, which may in some cases give rise to serious complications. As I have stated, the clamps are not always made of wood, and very many alterations and improvements, so called, have been from time to time brought forward. In Fig. 11 a few of these clamps are presented. ”

“ Coulter Clamp. Plow-beam clamps should be made in the farm shop to fit each plow. (2) Garden Weeder. The quickest hand killer of young weeds in the garden is a flat steel blade that works horizontally half an inch below the surface of the ground. ”

“ For such contingencies also the steel skewers used by Spence and Wyeth, or a special clamp or forceps, such as that suggested by Lynn Thomas, may be employed. In the case of vessels which it is undesirable to occlude permanently, such as the common carotid, the temporary application of a ligature or clamp is useful. ”

“ If you are not accustomed to screwing or nailing, just make a hole with a brad-awl, else you will find the screw or nail going out of the side of the box, or in some other undesired direction.
Clamps, or pieces of wood connected by screws, ties, or elastic bands, are indispensable in much glueing pieces together. They are, however, easily made. A good clamp can be made by bending over the two ends of a strong piece of wire. Hammer the ends into the wood. 68
Glue is more elastic when mixed with a little glycerine. ”

“ Closely pressed against the hinder wall of this bulla is a sort of bony clamp, which seems to keep the bulla in its place, and running obliquely along the surface of the swelling is an indistinct groove, corresponding to which, in the interior of the drum, is a bony wall, dividing the drum cavity into an inner and an outer compartment, these two divisions being formed from separate bones, as an examination of a very young skull will show. ”

“ The clamps may be of thin brass or iron, shaped as shown at Fig. 9. One of the corner holes must be arranged to cover D exactly, and the others regulated to it. Let us suppose that A, Fig. 9, is the one through which the bolt goes; the other corner screw holes must be equally distant from the edges of the clamps. Twelve of these clamps will be needed. After they have been screwed on, put the bolt through, and let the claw of the lever hold it in place. Then mark and cut the bolt flush with the clamp, making a hollow on the end of it to imitate the screws, as D, Fig. ”

“ Fig. 128. The mallet
They are made in several sizes, from little ones with 4-inch jaws up to 22-inch jaws. For large and heavy work, clamps of wood or metal may be had as large as eight feet in length. They are useful in the making of drawing boards, doors, etc., but are not a real necessity for boys' ordinary woodwork. Clamps in the form of trestles for specially important large work are made as large as twelve feet in length.
For ordinary purposes, a pair of 6-inch and a pair of 12 or 14 inch wood hand screws will answer. ”

“ Clamps are a sort of screw vice for holding the various parts of the work. The bow saw is a small fine blade of steel notched like a saw, and fixed to a short handle, from which a wooden or metal bow extends to the other end of the blade. The bow keeps the saw from buckling or breaking, and the tool is used for small work, like the fretwork in front of pianos, where a corner has to be turned and the piece sawn out. The screws seen in the larger picture hanging above the Cabinet Maker’s bench are used for holding pieces together after being glued, or on other occasions. ”

“ It is difficult to avoid scratches, and the expert can generally tell the difference between work that has been turned true, and that which has been filed, and, in nearly all cases, it is quicker to turn the work to fit or to finish at once.
In polishing round work, such as rods or shafts, it is much cleaner, and more expeditious, to make a pair of clamps like Fig. 28, and put the emery and oil on leather pads between them. The clamps consist of two straight pieces of soft or hard wood, lined with leather, though some use sheet lead. ”

“ Muscles be in great plenty, left onely for the Hogges, which if they were in England would be more esteemed of the poorer sort. Clamms or Clamps is a shel-fish not much unlike a cockle, it lyeth under the sand, every six or seaven of them having a round hole to take ayre and receive water at. When the tide ebs and flowes, a man running over these Clamm bankes will presently be made all wet, by their spouting of water out of those small holes: These fishes be in great plenty in most places of the countrey, which is a great commoditie for the feeding of Swine, both in winter, and Summer ”

“ In the punishment called ch‘êng kan ch‘êng jen (秤桿秤人) , to weigh a man on the scales, huge iron clamps are driven into the ribs on both sides of the backbone and a rope is attached. The unfortunate man is then raised over a cross beam to the height of about 8 or 10 feet from the ground, where he hangs suspended face downwards, and may live for two or three days. ”

“ The opening of the clamps by the foot-treadle allows the hammer to fall; and the clamps are so made that the hammer will ascend freely, whether the foot is on the treadle or not, and if the foot is off the treadle, will hold up the hammer at any point where it may be arrested in its upward movement. It will be readily seen that the only adjustment required is that of the collar on the upright rod, to any height of blow desired. ”

“ By the clamps.—When the application of the clamps is resorted to, they may be similar to those used in ordinary castration, or may be curved in form (Fig. 25) . The animal to be operated on is to be thrown on either side according to which cord is affected, [96] and an incision made through the envelopes as nearly parallel with the median line of the body as the case permits, when the tumor and the cord are carefully dissected and separated from their adhesions. ”

“ A central hole is bored in the table, being true to the drill spindle when the arm is in its mid position, and clamps are provided to secure the circular table against rotation when it is set to place, and also to secure the swinging bracket to any required position. ”

“ In Fig. 1618, for example, is shown an angle piece a having a projection fitting into a longitudinal groove, the screws whose heads are visible passing through a into nuts that are in the widened part of the groove, so that operating the screws secures a to the table. The vertical face of a being planed true, a piece of work, as a shaft s, may be known to be set in line with the table when it is clamped against a by clamps as at p, or by other holding devices. ”

“ For a second his knife gleamed like the belly of a snake circling in the air. I threw up the jug, caught the knife and the broken blade fell to the ground—I [Pg 166] seized the horse in the nostrils, as I had seen Mr. Clem grasp "the devil," wrenched him until he fell upon his knees, caught up the jug which I had let fall at my feet, threw it over into the soft clover and with a spring followed it. The enraged man's oaths ripped like a saw striking a knot.
"I'll get you yet," he cried, shaking the knife-handle at me.
"You will feel better when you are sober," I said, smiling at him. ”

“ Down under my great pine is a pleasant place for a man—or for a governess, I should suppose—with a heart at ease. And for a fisherman whose heart is not at ease it serves as well as any place but one, and that one not fixed, but moving as she moves. And for a certain rich man it might, indeed, be pleasant under my pine, but not if I could make it otherwise. And there was the seat against the tree, and from that seat he might see my favorite clam beds. But what would rich men care for clam beds? ”

“ Truly, the digging of clams has its delights, and not all the rich are fitted to partake thereof. For how many of them see what lies before their eyes? How many of them see the colors the old sun spreads on the still water and the shining mud? A flat is a flat to them, a thing to be shunned; a thing that will spoil their white flannels and get their dresses all muddy. Not all of them are Old Goodwins. And the works of the Great Painter are not for such as these. But the colors were gone now, and the light, too, and I heard Eve sighing. ”