Chapter VII. Examples in Bolts, Nuts and Polygons

To represent the thread of a small screw

A bolt with a hexagon head

United States standard sizes for forged or unfinished bolts and nuts

The basis of the Franklin Institute or United States standard for bolts and nuts; hexagonal or hexagon heads of bolt

Comparison of hexagon and square heads of bolts; chamfers

Without chamfer; best plan for view of both square and hexagon heads

Drawing different views of hexagon heads

To draw a square-headed bolt; to draw the end view of a hexagon head

Use of the triangle to divide circles

Scales giving the length of the sides of polygons

To find what a square body which measures one inch on each side measures across the corners; to find what diameter a cylindrical piece of wood must be turned to which is to be squared, and each side of which square must measure an inch

To find a radius across corners of a hexagon or a six sided figure, the length of a side being an inch

To draw a stud

To pencil in a cap nut; pencilling for a link having the hubs on one side only

Link with hubs on both sides; pencil lines for a double eye or a knuckle joint

Double eye or knuckle joint with an offset; a connecting rod end

A rod end with a round stem

A bolt with a square under the head

Example in which the corner where the round stem meets the square under the head is sharp; a centre punch giving an example in which the flat sides gradually run out upon a circle, the edges forming curves