The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-03-30
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MACHINE FOR MAKING rrNs.-A il
highly ingenious in point Of contrivance
and in respect to its economical princi.
pes, will furnish q strong and interesting
contrsst with the manufacture OF pins
by the human hand. In this machine, q
coil Of brass wire is drawn by u pair oi
rollers through plate Of steel, and is
put in action
!. The forcepts draws the wire on to a
distance equal in length to one pin a
cutting edge Of steel then descends clofe
to the hole through which the wire enter
ed and sewers a piece equal in length 10
one pin.
2. The forecepts holding the wire
moves'on until it brings the wire into the
centre Of the chuck Of small lathe which
opens to receive it. Whilst the forecopts
returns to letch another piece Of wire, the
lathe revolves rapidly, and grinds the
projecting end Of the wire upon a steel
mill which advances towards il.
3. Alter this first, or coarse pointing,
the lathe stops, and another forcepts takes
hold ofths half pointed pin, (Which is in.
tantly relieved by the opening Of the
chuck, AID conveys il to stellar ch,sck Of
another lsthe, which receives it, and fin
ishes the pointing on q finer steel nial.
a. Ihispll again stops, and anotaer
|forcepts rshowes the pointed pin into a
pair Of strong steel clans, having small
groove in them by WHICH they hold them
very firmly. A part of this groove which
terminates at that edge Of the steel CLAIMS
which il intended to iorm the head of the
pin, is made conical. A small round
steel punch is now driven forcibly against
the end Of the wire thus clamped, and the
head Of the pin is partially formcdby pas
sing the wire into the conical cavity.
5. Another pair offorceps now removes
the pin to another pair Of clans, and the
head Of the pin is completed by blow
from second punch, tho end Of which is
slightly concave. Each pair Of forccps
returns as soon as it has delivered its bur-
then and thus there are always FIVE pie
ces of wire at the same moment in differ
ent stages Of advance towards finished
pin. The pins SO formed are received
away, and whitened, and papered in the
usual manner.
About sixty pins can be made by this
machine in one minute but each process
occupies exactly the same time in per-
forming.-[N. Y. Mechanics Magazine.
John Holmes. es.-The Alexandria Gazette
contains the following characteristic an
ecdote ofthis original, of whom we have
had frequent occasions, lately to speak
A gentleman who heard the explana-
ton Of Mr.. Clay in the Senate, by which
he happily succeeded in reconciling the
difference between Senators Webster and
Poindexter, observes, that in conclusion
the two gentlemen approached each 9TH
er and shook hands very cordially, upon
which Mr.. Holmes, patting Mr.. Clay
famliarIy on the head, exclaimed, Why,
Harry, yeu are an astonishing fine fellow !
You make peace all mound the house -
Couldn't you, any dear sir, contrive to
make peace between me and my constit-
uents, 80 that they may send me back to
this House for the next six years? You
would oblige me very much !; and | have
no doubt that my worthy friends, Sammy
Smith and Dickerson, would also feel
themselves exceedingly obliged if you
would do the same good turn for them.
Souru CARoLINA.--The South Carroll
pa Convention, met at Columbia on the
10th inst. The co, o,.,mittee to whom was
referred the communication OF the Hon.
B. w. Leigh, Of Virginia, r.!!ai've TO the
course Of the convention, made report
which coucl ades thus:
Influenced by those views, the COM
mittee is satisfied that il would not Com
port with the liberal feelings Of the people
Of South Carolina, nor be consistent with
the sincere desire by which they have al
ways been animated, not only to live in
harmony with their brethren, but TO pre-
serve the Union Of the States, could they
hesitate, under existing circumstances, in
recommending that the Ordinance of Null
LITIGATION, and tho acts Of the Legislature
consequent thereon, be hencelnrth held
and deemed of no force, and effect. And
they recommend the following ordinance:
Observation-Disclosures, the Congre~s
ofthe United States, by an act recently
passed, has made such reduction and
modification Of the duties on foreign i'm
poris as amounts substantially 10 All uit :.
mate reduction of the duties to the Rev
enue Standard; and that no higher duties
shall be laid than may be necessary to
defray the economical expenditures Of
tae Government.
II is therefore Ordained and Declar-
ed, That the Ordinance entitled, An
Ordinance to NulIify certain acts Of
the Congress Of the United States, pur-
porting to be laws layirg duties Oh the
importatioa of foreign commodities" and