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SCREWHEAD POLISHER

Specialty Definition: SCREWHEAD POLISHER

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Polishes screwheads to produce watch screws of specified dimensions and finish, using blocking equipment and polishing wheels: Fits screws in block, using tweezers and suction device. Applies shellac over screws, heats block to melt shellac, and seats screws in block, using handpress. Grinds block screwheads to remove burrs, using grinding wheel. Polishes screwheads to specified dimensions and finish, using flat-lap polisher [FLAT POLISHER (clock & watch)], or manually oscillates screwheads on polishing stones, using overhead pole or hand stick to apply pressure. Examines and measures screws to verify required finish and dimensional specifications, using loupe and precision gauge. Washes and boils block to remove loose polish and to liquefy shellac. Taps block to remove screws. Rinses, dries, and places screws in beakers for inspection. (references)
 Tends semiautomatic turning lathe that bevels and polishes balance wheel screwheads: Places screw, using tweezers, into threaded chuck and depresses pedal to turn screw firmly into chuck. Turns, bevels, and polishes screwhead by manually feeding diamond tool against rotating head until automatic stop is reached. Depresses pedal to reverse direction of rotating chuck and to remove finished screw. Observes parts, using loupe and tweezers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: SCREWHEAD POLISHER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-e-h-h-i-l-o-p-r-r-s-s-w"

-5 letters: harpsichords, shareholders.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: SCREWHEAD POLISHER


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 43 52 45 57 48 45 41 44      50 4F 4C 49 53 48 45 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01000011 01010010 01000101 01010111 01001000 01000101 01000001 01000100 00100000 01010000 01001111 01001100 01001001 01010011 01001000 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#67 &#82 &#69 &#87 &#72 &#69 &#65 &#68 &#32 &#80 &#79 &#76 &#73 &#83 &#72 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0043 0052 0045 0057 0048 0045 0041 0044      0050 004F 004C 0049 0053 0048 0045 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

53375239574239353825049464353423952

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