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[[Image:JD Roberts Slotter03.jpg|thumb|Note the multi-vee guides on the vertical ram, the | [[Image:JD Roberts Slotter03.jpg|thumb|Note the multi-vee guides on the vertical ram, the adjustable crank, and the cam for working the automatic incremental feed for moving the table in the X or Y axis]] | ||
[[Image:JD Roberts Slotter07.jpg|thumb|The small vertical rod is worked by the cam to | [[Image:JD Roberts Slotter07.jpg|thumb|The small vertical rod is worked by the cam to operate the pawl and ratchet feed device]] | ||
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[[Image:JD Roberts Slotter04.jpg|thumb|The table can be pivoted for cutting keyways, say, at an angle]] | [[Image:JD Roberts Slotter04.jpg|thumb|The table can be pivoted for cutting keyways, say, at an angle]] | ||
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[[Image:JD Roberts Slotter06.jpg|thumb|Detent for rotary table]] | [[Image:JD Roberts Slotter06.jpg|thumb|Detent for rotary table]] | ||
[[Richard Roberts]] of [[Sharp, Roberts and Co]] is regarded as having developed the first slotting machines, a type of metal-cutting machine tool which came to | [[Richard Roberts]] of [[Sharp, Roberts and Co]] is regarded as having developed the first slotting machines, a type of metal-cutting machine tool which came to play a vital role in engineering manufacture. | ||
An 1835 example is prominently displayed at [[Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry]]. | An 1835 example is prominently displayed at [[Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry]]. | ||
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Richard Roberts of Sharp, Roberts and Co is regarded as having developed the first slotting machines, a type of metal-cutting machine tool which came to play a vital role in engineering manufacture.
An 1835 example is prominently displayed at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry.
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