Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-08-21

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IMPROVEMENTS IN NAIL CUTTING AND
NAIIS-we gave some days since. a hasry account
OF Mr. Walter Hunts patent hail cutter aud i'm.
proVements generally in the manufacture of nails.
spikes. brads, DC. in which we stated. a, a rough
guess, that the machine we saw at work a, No 60.
Gold street. would cut 60 or so nails a minute
Having at a subsequent visit seen il cut over 300
minute byETnai count, and deeming this invention
a matter ol public interest, we proceed to give some
further account of IT,
The form Of the nails. with wedge sbonod no;o,s
and with the head projecting upon two Opposite sides.
constitutes the groundwork Of a patent separate
from The patent engine upon which they are manu-.
lactured.
These patents are now owned by an ussociaiior
OF wealthy and enierPrising gentlemen Of our city
who have obtained a charter. and constitute n cd,
corporate. under the title Of the L" New York Paten
Nail company Of which Jonathan Dudge. NJ. d
Of Nos. . and ! { Chamber street is president
Ihis Company have fitted UP n Manufacture will
steam power al 60 Cod street. expressly a., a.,
purpose OF building and testing their nail cng;no.
~ order ihai those wbo may wish 10 purchase rigbts
WIN or without machines. can have mn opportn az,
OF demonstrating their superiority over ala olb..
now in use. ~
For the information Of those who m,y C.oI -,
interest ~ these Improvements. and may M, no.,
an opportunity Of witnessing the operation Of tbs.,
engines We suhJoin a general, hasiy sketch Of J,o,
mechanical principles. ~"
IN iOfm. The nailcDgine sornowhai resembles M,
P'''iO" u q c"inmon vertical steam engine winch
embraces ihc gallOws-iamc. waIkinr.b,,m ,;,..a
crank und Gy-whecl. with tho e.ceots,, H., ~,
nail engine has Two Walkine-bcaIns spsrc,I,d -.
laiiel one over tho other, and which are cpnnortcI
lD links % one end. from which n piman de-co,t,
' lHo crank W.ich Is upuB The same sb,G with he
l~hy.whccl and Irving. pulley. "
These walkIug-beams or lcvcrs. as they arc form.
Cd nave m each, above and below. % recess o,,,.
'e ~ mof centre journals. 10 which are placed
ionr cuiiors' four in each lever: these cpfo,s 80,
arranged Ihai an upper and under one. stua,oJ N.
agonalIy across The ccutro Of said lover a.. !,
cachi lWhch tho machine b. in m1r,.g o,,-,to -.
shears in cutting tho nail from the pL,r ,,I =.
they reccde' The othor t~o cutters operate |, ~.
manner alternately producing two mats al ever
revolution of,fosaid. WY
The plate from which The nails are cnf. 10 c.l ,,,,
he engine hy a very simple arrangement yr m,
machinery. connected with the engine. irde ,,1,,,,
VI manual labor. and with he most perfect royYI,,
IVY I'D" seitiecdins arrangement forms On ipa,r
'"l ieaiurc 900 The invention. e. % enables one hand
70 lcnd Two machines n necessary. The Urea, ,,.
eue"'ene@ OF hcso engines. compared with Tho
''eHl'y hhH' those acquainted with iha l1u,r migbt
~, ~" '"o Tact That whom W. last srv The patent
cns"'e in operation, when % was mid 10 bo ,g,n;,,
'' 2 30" speed rs product was 325 two inch ,,;t5
pti minute which would be- 1875 OO0 In 10 b,rr.
which would weigh nearly ono ton. %
|. e. ySfy paflal view one would suppose Cha,
y Wv ~ ineHe cngincs would SUNNY a.. 49,
country with nails. Bat when We ,.a.., ~,
been estimated that about 100000 Ton. or $50 " ~
depcndent ~ spiscs) ars mado and spg.,I. !"
'umcd 90 ue DnHcd States. then n, we
lPpfeo'a'e iae vast Importance Of these inpr,,
menis, The advantages " which We beley. ~,
.ernfed by every Cauuous ~mlnu6ctufcr ht,g,
thc cpuuify. 'u
we understand That tbo Nail C5mp,py. bsv
.," h'' ir engaged in building engines fr tbs5,
,.s. Il,r'''s, where they have secured ~
't'ih"r win machines. throughout fbo ~,
~ o'a',, up'n The most Ibcral terms. s,ob =.
may 'haois p%"nhlsrf 90 clear. in ono ve,,s -,
Hefl'F'" no cot q bob Yucs' col ml,lg,S,