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Have you ever wondered how those fine diving lines were engraved on various parts of a machine tool, especially on large-diameter sloping surfaces? Here might be the answer... Manufactured during the 1950s and 1960s by Abwood Machine Tools of Princess Road, Dartford in Kent, the Abwood Automatic Universal Circular Dividing Machine was a self-contained unit intended for both toolroom and production use. Claimed by the makers to be “easy to set up and completely automatic in operation”, once configured as required and running, the Abwood could engrave fine lines on a variety of flat, vertical and angle-faced workpieces."
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