BS 2054:1953
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Specification for augers and auger bits
Hardcopy , PDF
English
26-11-1953
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Foreword
Specification
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Nomenclature
Section two. Manufacture
3. Material
a. Augers and auger bits
b. Auger eyes
c. Handles
4. Heat treatment and hardness
5. Accuracy
6. Auger handles
a. Quality of wood
b. Moisture content
c. Dimensions
7. Finish
a. Augers
b. Auger bits
c. Handles
d. General
8. Dimensions
a. General dimensions
b. Tangs
c. Screw lead
9. Marking
10. Soundness and performance tests
a. Twisting test on augers
b. Performance tests on augers and auger bits
Tables
1. Scotch pattern eyed augers: round shanks
2. Solid centre auger bit (Jennings pattern nose)
3. Scotch pattern auger bit
4. Jennings pattern auger bit
5. Auger handles
Appendix
Accuracy of auger bit in brace
Material, manufacturing requirements, accuracies, tests, dimensions. Scotch pattern eyed auger with round shank; solid centre auger bit (Jennings pattern nose); Scotch pattern auger bit; Jennings pattern auger bit, with auger handles. See BS 1978.
| Committee |
MTE/15
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| DevelopmentNote |
Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
22
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This British Standard gives the nominal sizes and dimensions of the following types of auger and auger bit:—
Scotch pattern eyed auger, with round shank.
Solid centre auger bit (Jennings pattern nose).
Scotch pattern auger bit.
Jennings pattern auger bit.
The nomenclature used is defined on an annotated drawing.
Provisions are given relating to steel analysis, heat treatment, hardness, finish, accuracy, soundness and performance tests.
| BS 1978:1965 | Specification for bit braces |
| DEFSTAN 51-11(PT28)/2(1993) : 1993 | HAND TOOLS, GENERAL PURPOSE - PART 28: (A): MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS (B): HAND TOOLS FOR USE IN HAZARDOUS OR CRITICAL CONDITIONS |
| BS 1978:1965 | Specification for bit braces |
| BS 970:1955 | Wrought steels (bars billets and forgings |
| BS 309:1958 | Whiteheart malleable iron castings |
| BS 427:1990 | Method for Vickers hardness test and for verification of Vickers hardness testing machines |
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