The lathe is 86 feet long, weighs 135 tons and swings 6 feet 6 inches by 60 feet long. Eight tools are used, each taking a 3-inch cut so that the column is reduced 2 feet each time the cutters traverse the entire length of the bed. The head and tall stocks are carried on extensions of the bed, and the latter is made in six pieces, fastened together by stay-bolts. The entire length of the bed is 86 feet. The head and tail stocks weigh 15 and 14 tons respectively, and are securely bolted to...

Year 1901: making, and handling 160 ton granite columns