The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-01-01


runs upon. But in some light work wood nigh
answer for some time provided the cogs, (cXtr0I
were polished smooth. The buckets in order ic
have them receive the water well should be mad,
wider at the top than at the bottom, nearly the
shape Of The buckets of round ovcrshot, and, the
buckets should be deeper than they are broad In
order to have the buckets, receive all of the water
and well, it should be carried over the top, like
an oycrshot Wheel And in case the wheel should
or any ons should wish to have it rcyolyc the
other way, the bn'~tcts should be reversed. In
order to have the water enter the buckets with the
right pitch, it should have about six inches fall, as
1t passes from the trough into the buckets, and the
length Of the trough, that is pas, the centre of the
wheel, should be of the same pitch, of which the
wheel is, and as near the wheel as possible and Of
Il true slant and circle until it enters the buckets,
IN such manner, as not to have the width of them
strike, and throw the water off over the wheel, or
some distance before it enters the buckets, if the
motion of the wheel is quick aud if not, the fall is
short as it leaves the trough, it will rcard the mo-
ton of the wheel moving forward in prcponion to
the heat force ofwaicr that strikes on the buckets
or the width of the bucket striking the water &C.
The trough ought TO be far enough pas, the centre
of the wheel, to strike into Il bucket before start
ing, that the water, will run over into the next,
and on, until the wheel, starts, instead, of run
ming the other way. In the above case the buckets
| mt ihn IN Of
If the water moves quck,lt will increase the speed
of the wheel, instead Of rciardng the motion, aud
again, in order to save the water that might pass Oh
scatter over this chain Wheel or bucket, there
should be boards, fastened together like doors, and
hung at the top like door, and hang pcrpcnli-
cularly below a number of buckets, and inside
next Ia the buckets should be something fastened
on, slanling downward> in order to guide The water
into the buckets. The buckets, for Chain water
vince powcr,lo balance the chain band, pcrpcnAi-
cuIarly, the buckets must he made short enough 10
to 20 between the two chains aud TO drop the
buckets down between the bands 50 that the centre
of gravity, should be supported nj the centre of the
Joints Of the chain, by making an allowance for The
heat Of til" chain being upon tnc side of the Joints
excepting when the centre of thu JOINTS come IN the
centre Of the chain. And the pieces of timber
holtcd to the end of the buckets, must be as wide
Us inc '""" from TIC p"'"c'' "n" near! INC 'chs'h
u '"' c'"' oc'"'eh J'''nS' IN" "o"'o' u" 0e'"''n
me lo'h''' "h'.h c"''ho' W'"Neh 'h'Ul' Tue pieces
of timber should not come to the joints, in case
Soh''''os might possibly gel ""d'r or "''Wean III"
'h"N wac" p'SH"'S oN'' "' Nh'P'' ava "f'AN 'hc
Jo'''' III '"' 'h'''' when CONES o'"h upon
P''P'"o'""r '"'' an" '""'o '"''o NC any
danger o' '""o' sr"'"s mo we JOINS p'ec' oI
'"'"cr OF something hH! nc "'''"'" "Poh"r over
'he JOINTS ANA never hn''tpp'"''" oi ''''ing a
'o""' o'rr'h"' breast Wheel bnt no" think HAT
an nph9h' cham water power, the buckets can he
so constructed III Snrh Il manner as to run much
better III hocN water than The round orcrShoi, in
case any one wishes to g 20 the expense ornalng
the buckets for that plpcsr, and should be made
in the following manncr in the iir. place make
them so us 10 receive the water well, and pass
around upon the other side up ont Of the WATER
until il reaches the top wheel aud Just before it re-
cciycF the water again to carry the wor; there is
trap door in the bottom Of the buckets shut down
10 bold the water and in order to make the bucket
tight, with Il trap door, thu lower edge Of III"
bucket, should he piece of wood,o iron is best,
fastened all round upon the lower edge Of the
buckle, and before this, 1t should be lined oil over
with AN even piece of leather, for the door to shut
down upon and come in as little as possible to pre-
vent ii swinging through, should this door be hung
upon the rght side it will shut itself before the
wafer enter, the bucket, ag.in aud viii also open
as soon rs it rcl"hcs the back water Again, tn,
above band, or chain may be used ms,cad of
ICahcr endless bands, or bells, | think 10 great
advantage, particularly where it is too moist, for
leather is liable TO Sip, aud all wheels that may be
carried by chain band, will not take ~ as much
room as the leather bands. for the wheels or drums
may be more closely compact, if needed, more so
than leather bands which is required TO be some
distance apart, 10 prevent them from slipping.