North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-04-10
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WATER WHEEL.
YryHE SCRIBER would am

yENHE 3SCRI8ER would announce
u to the public, that his IMPROVED RKACr.
ING WATER WHEELS and their ArPENpAGrs,
are rot only brought to a high state Of perfection,
but are fast superseding every other Wheel now
in use, Except the gravItation wheels under high
heads.)
The improvements have been patented from
time to time, and am warranted in saying thai
they now combine and possess more advantages
than any other wheel thar can he produced.
There are at present near 400 IN good operation
for Saw Mills, besides a great number for Other
purposes aud the demand for Wheels and com.
pctent Mil,wrights, to change old mills and build
new ones, is constantly increasing.
The Wheels, Shaft and Crank are made Of cast
iron, but cast wheels or heads may be put on tho
Fluuer Wheel shaft under heads over s f. Theso
wheels are not INSTRUCTED by back water, or Liable
to freeze up as other wheels. They are put into
the Wheel Case, which is part of my improve
ment, and placed in the stream so as to receive
nearly the whole IA Ias operative head. The top
the wheels are p Jed directly under the space
occupied by the fufNr wheel. The bulk head or
orebav extends down the stream about 4 Fl farther
than the futter wheel, that the wheel contain
NC be wheels may Stand under the Pens,ock or
ioom, in the water.
They have a lever purchase from the centre Of
the shaft to every discharglne point on the perphe
ry of the wheel As to cheapness, durability,
power and motion, (whout gearing, for use nooe)
am ready to ptove.by actual demonstration, il
called upon, that t2G Cannot be surpassed by any
other wheel now known, with al little water, Tex
cept the erayitarior twheel.)
For IL f. heal use wheels on horizon
al shaft for saw mills without gearing from l.
2 TO fl. s wheels from to #. head wheels
from 8 to Is #. 2 wheels above that ! wheel and
dumb wheel to serve as counter balance or end
pressure. Under 4 #. head nse 4S0 in. water
for or 7 #. 275 in; for 10 or IL f.. head, l20
inches water; for 20 f. SO in. or less. generally
do about one third more business than the hutter
wheel with about two-thirds the water. The mo-
ton of my saw is from 1G0 to zoo strokes per
minnie, in good sized log the same under feet
head as under Is or 20 feet, &c.
For description of my improved Horizontal
Cast Wheel, with arms, reference must be had to
my specification. This Wheel is designed Tor Gig
Wheels, Grist Mills, Factories, &c II weighs
from to cwi. and the whole weight ofthe wafer
rests on water Table below, passing between the
arms, instead Of resting the stepping or
wood bottom may be used by filing up with plank
between the arms. This wheel operates well w
der Is in. head
These Wheels are cast, and may be had at the
Foundres of Carbondale and South Easton, Pa
at Kingston, Troy, Rome, Binghamptou, and
Painted Post, ~ Y. at Detroit, Michigan at st.
Louis, Missouri at Burlington, Vermont, &c.
90 All who infringe upon my right, by using
my Wheels or Wheel Case, must expect to be pro-
secuted Unfortunately. All communications,
post paid, addressed to The subscriber at Windsor.
Broome County, N. Y. will be promptly attended
to. GIDEON HOTCHKISS.