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Parts 1-30 Building the Hatchette Crane
Photos and notes by jdebord, and shown here with his kind permission.
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Building the Hachette Partworks Blocksetter Crane - Information No.1
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Building the Hachette Blocksetting Crane - No.1
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Week 1
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Issue 1 builds the first bogie of the crane:
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Building the Hachette Blocksetting Crane - No.2
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Issue 2 builds the second bogie of the crane (similar to the previous one).
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Building the Hachette Blocksetting Crane - No.3
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Issue 3 builds 2 other symmetric bogies of the crane (similar to the previous ones, but without the gears).
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Building the Hachette Blocksetting Crane - No.4
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Issue 4 builds a horizontal arm, to be connected with the bogies later.
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Also Note the gears which will contribute to transmit the movement to the bogies:
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Building the Hachette Blocksetting Crane - No.5
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Issue-5 it completes the horizontal arm, begun with the previous issue.
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Note the girder frames (a) which are used by pairs, so that there is a total of 8 in the package.
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Issue 7 - It builds the last driving bogie.
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Issue 8 - It builds the last 2 non-driving bogies
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Building the Hachette Blocksetter Crane - Assembly No.1
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