The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A TRAINEE AT MELBOURNE TECHNICAL COLLEGE TURNS PLUG GAUGES ON A PRECISION TOOLROOM LATHE WEIGHING 2 TONS. PLUG GAUGES ARE USED TO MEASURE INTERNAL DIAMETERS IN MUNITION WORK.
MELBOURNE. THIS MACHINE IS USED FOR GRINDING GAP GAUGES WHICH MEASURE EXTERNAL DIAMETERS AND THICKNESS. TRAINEE IS USING A SLIP GAUGE TO MEASURE THE GAP GAUGE HE IS GRINDING. GRINDING WHEEL IS MADE OF
MELBOURNE. PLUG GAUGES, MADE TO AN ACCURACY OF 2/10THS OF A THOUSANDTH OF AN INCH (.0002 INCH) ARE TURNED ON A PRECISION TOOL- ROOM LATHE. THIS MACHINE IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRECISION TOOL- ROOM LATHE
AN INTENSIVE COURSE PREPARES OPERATIVES FOR WORK IN AUSTRALIAN MUNITION FACTORIES PRODUCING THE PRECISION WEAPONS NEEDED FOR MODERN WARFARE. A TRAINEE AT A RELIEVING LATHE WHICH WEIGHS 4 TONS, IN A ME
MELBOURNE. A SELECTION OF GAUGES AND DIES MANUFACTURED BY TRAINEES FOR USE IN MUNITION PRODUCTION. WORK OF MR. KENNEDY'S PUPILS IS OF REMARKABLY HIGH STANDARD. TRAINEES AT THE MELBOURNE TECHNICAL COLL
GRINDING AN INTERNAL GAUGE ON A UNIVERSAL GRINDING MACHINE. WORK OF TRAINEES AT MELBOURNE TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS REMARKABLY ACCURATE, IS NOT WASTED, BUT CHECKED AND DESPATCHED TO MUNITION FACTORIES.
MELBOURNE. SILHOUETTE OF GAUGES AND PRECISION TOOLS IS PROJECTED ON A SCREEN, ENLARGED 50 DIAMETERS. PROJECTED IMAGE IS CHECKED AGAINST AN ENLARGED TEMPLATE OR DRAWING. MINUTE ERRORS ARE THUS EASILY D
