New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-03
Wilson,. stoue.Cuttipa Machine.

II is worthy Of note that, from S0lomons time TO
own, material improvement has been made In
the OF Stone Cuttng-the Temple OF Jerusalem and
the NewYork Exchange have alike been built by tho
laborious peckng Of mslet and chisel Although the
importance Of the subject has stimulated the brain Of
many an inventive genius, yet until recently all have
failed to conrve way 10 shorten the process Of stone
dressing.
About two years since, plain looking
closely observing the operations OF the workmen In
Of largest stone yards and occasionally making per
tinent inquiries about the work One Of the principals
At length showed signs Of Impotence in MS replies
vhereupon the querst turned on bis heel and left the
yard saying 70 himself You II hear from me again.
This man was Charles Wilson, mechanic Of spring
ned.
On the 18th Of March, ST, Mr.. Wilson took out
patent for a and useful Improvement ia Cutting
stone After overcoming the difficulty Of want d
funds, he last Summer set machine Ia operation at
New Haven, and more recently another has been put
up IN the stOneysrd Of Messrs sheldon Duncan, IN
this City, where u mas been for two months working
with complete lis remarkable well tor It's
simplicity Tor it, rapidly Of operation, while the
smooth than that where the ehisel i usedso much
that u would not pay 20 employ machinery Ia making
the nnal finish Il being easily rubbed down by hand.
The wear Of the cutters much lees than that
OF ehises and the Is let perfectly sound be
ing the lesst stunned, as the phrase goes.
A Brtef Description Of the Machine
From eight 10 twelve circular plates Of steel seven
inches IN diameter, and as thick common circular
washers one fourth Of inch thick and half an inch
In diameter than the plates. These washers and plates
being rmly fastened together, form compact cylinder
or broad wheel termed the cutter presenting % any
surface over which Il 10 rolled numerous steel ed re,
oneOurth Of inch spart snd one-iourth Of an inch
deep Two Of these cylinders, being each supplied
wlsn en- axis are se % reYoTe 10 an iron head which
made 70 pass brsky back and forth across the ston,
the latter Il slowly moved along by process TX,
used 10 mills The cylinders taking only sacl
motion ssis given them By being rolled over the ston
the moton as that Of a carriage wheel on a roa,
-crumble the surface Of the stoce Ia their way 70
powder, with power which granite can Withstand
| often, and eHectualy doing the work The cylinder
from horizontal line, about the same angle as that
the chise when struck by the naet and 90 As 10 Gu
| away the stone by beveled edge
AhepoFter from The Trb1Hs went 10 zee the 10 hin
lsst Friday afternoon. block or slab OF Connecucu
orown-stone, ROACH from the quarry and nearly si
inches thlck-e pretty hard stone-wss placed 90 IL
bed and brought under the action Of Wilson's eircula
chises q eight minutes ia surface, feet long by
broad equal y superficial feet dressed smoothe
and more than the common chise could have don
the work and this with very moderate speed on n
machinery We told that the stone does not crsc
break that engine Of two or three horse p0xs
IL sufficient 20 drive machine and that the msehlI
viii dress common qusrned marble or Quincy grant
0i which specimens dressed by II were shown near
a. fast as IL does the brown stone Those having ii
curiosity 70 see the machine IN operation can do 90
any time BY applying 70 Asssrs shelton & Flagg,
! Wslst