scriber
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scriber
Example Sentences
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Cutting the notches at a b, acts to let the file clear well when filing the template, and to allow the scriber to go clear into the corner.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The holes should be drilled through the beam and the plates held against the beam so that their holes may be marked by a scriber passed through the holes in the beam.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
A scriber is a piece of steel wire having a hardened sharp point wherewith to draw lines.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
After the template is marked out, drill the four rivet holes, clamp the template, or pattern, to the sheet iron and mark carefully with a scriber.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
The lines drawn upon pattern work require to be very fine, and for this purpose the cutting scriber, Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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