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MECHANISM CLASS SCHEDULE

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(Lesson Index)

The following class schedule was designed for one-hour class periods. It has been found from experience that the lessons may be covered in approximately one-hour class periods, except No. 20. Additional study of each lesson will be found profitable where time permits.

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1. Keyboard, construction and action; taking off keyboard cam frames; cleaning and oiling keyboard cams, 3-10

2. Taking off keyboard; taking apart and cleaning, 10-12

3. Keyrods, escapements, magazines of various models, 12-25

4. Assembling elevator, assembler, assembler slide, assembler slide brake, 25-33

5. Spaceband box; delivery slide, 33-42

6. Metal pot, mouthpiece, metal pot adjustments, 42-52

7. Pot lever; gasoline and gas burners; pressure, mercury, and thermostat governors, 52-61

8. Electric pot, 61-68

9. Molds, 68-73

10. Distributor bar, channel entrance, distributor screws, distributor clutch plate and stopping bar, distributor clutch; construction of spiral automatic, 73-80

11. Distributor box; matrix lift cam, 80-87

12. First elevator slide and adjustments; first elevator jaws; construction of the connecting link, 87-94

13. Second elevator and adjustments; main cams, 94-98

14. First elevator slide guide; transfer slide adjustments; spaceband lever, pawl, and turnbuckle, 98-101

15. Mold slide; lever and slide; mold disk locking studs and blocks; ejector slide and blade; universal ejector, 101-107

16. Mold knife adjustments; adjustments of trimming knives; knife wiper, 107-114

17. Mold gear arm; mold turning cam; square block; justification levers; vise, vise jaws, pump stop, 114-122

18. Driving shaft, friction clutch and adjustments, vertical lever, upper and lower stopping levers, automatic stopping and safety pawls, stay bolt, 122-127

19. Vise automatic; filling piece and safety lug, 127-130

20. Dismantling and reassembling, under the supervision of the instructor

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