BARREL STRAIGHTENER I

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Straightens small arms barrels to remove bends and crooks, using either line or ring method: (1) Positions barrel in straightening press, sighting it toward frosted glass plate across which is drawn black horizontal line. Sights through barrel, noting two line-shadows cast longitudinally along interior by reflected light from frosted glass. Tightens jaws of press to bend barrel at points where shadows are not straight to straighten barrel (line method). (2) Positions barrel on special fixture. Sights through barrel toward light, noting position of three ring-shadows cast inside bore by light passing through ring scribed on smoked glass at far end of barrel (eccentric rings denote bend in barrel). Removes crooked barrel from fixture and strikes it with soft metal mallet against babbitt block to remove bend indicated by position of rings (ring method). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: BARREL STRAIGHTENER I

Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-e-e-g-h-i-i-l-n-r-r-r-r-s-t-t"
	-5 letters: irrestrainable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Alternative Orthography: BARREL STRAIGHTENER I

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Specialty Definition: BARREL STRAIGHTENER I