New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-11
THE EXHIBITION
AT THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.
XNNII
VARIOUS MACHINES.

Mass IL is . massive engine decidedly in advance Of
All tie boiler-makcrs' shears We have seen, in tue
length of cut the esse OF handling tie iron sheet AMI
the accuracy with which tie scrbed line can be fol-
lowed Plate irou hall inch thick be trimmed
closely as lady cuts a cap or collar pattern.
Mechanics will do we'll TO examine Screening Ma
chine as the maker has chosen to cait-an engine tor
threading iron bolts and nuts of all sizes from half
10 two inches in diameter. II is dificalt to cut
thread upon bolt without crushing, or damaging to
some extent its true cyliniric shape. The spurs
aud dies" with the device for applying them are
worthy Of study The same exhibitor oders " Shap-
ing Machine, Tor turning curves beads, &c by liked
head and sde-rest molten which is 4 very thorough
and workman like tool box of s.andari-measure
gauges for bolts and drills, consisting of twenysevea
hardened steel rings, and many steel cylinders, vary
Ing in damete from three inches down to oneeighth
Of an inch, is valuable addition TO any large machine
shop The accuracy of these tests is such that they
detect difference Of magnitude less than the thinnesl
tissue paper. Joseph WhitwOrth, Manchester, Eng
land. is the maker.
Three machines for staye dressing exhibition
but one however, is at work, yiz Gwynne x SheE
fields Ii is a wellfnished machine, capable of dress
ING tor the truss hoop 90 slaves minute. The ma
chine drives three knives to each edge and one to
cut Tie face Of the staye. The wood, after being
thoroughly steamed, is offered in block the upper
edee-kuio strikes it, trims halfnch then descents
the main blow separating the stave, then the lower knife
trims the lower edge For -four and fruit barrels these
(maple) slaves will make good work after seasoning
They are slaky" However, in consequence OF being
reeled of like shaving from from the block. Had
tie block been dry they would have split; the steam
ing alone them.
A less elaborate machine differs from this in the
OF but one knife, leaving the edges to be dressed by
another operation. To this knife drawing motion is
given Its theory better than that of the former ms
chine We doubt however, whether 1t viii work as
well c Is Hutchinson is the patentec and exhibitor
Near the beam engine, at the extreme north OF the
Arcade is third saye dresser for tight wors, which
appears well. 1t is simply pianlng machine so ar
ranged a. TO plane out barrel stave complete JUST as
floor boards have been dressed for the last ten or twelve
years Hawkins is the inventors name. This planning
machine, the principle of revolving cutters is dan
gerous one 10 India rubber and planning machines
breed lawsuits as fast as they do money:
NoodwOrths planning machine Is here in all its glory,
and also molding mill to dress out a very common
pattcrn This is the beat known of all the machines Of
the kind in the country Its interests are familiar al
naHscam 10 all the United States Courts It's claims
have been heard in Congress II does excellent work,
and pays well. a.,
BphTuklet lhktnt lldluB n enNfi'N Nht.N
has nothing at all in common with WOodworths lt
consists Of eight broad knives planebts, set HpYer
tcay in solid castrOn stocks, and so adjusted that the
board is driven along their face and each takes shaving
as broad the board each knife Is set 70 liner cut
than the preceding one till the last shaving as thin and
soft az silk The machine has an attachment by which
both sides of u board planed az once Inc invent
applies the same plan to tOngueing ana growing
This is the most efficient machine as yet invented IL
planes boards as fast as can handle them, say
to 4 Al l;no.r Of npf
are most manifest upon knOtty stun The knives re-
quire careful and q skillful workman to set them
The working model Of this machine on exhibition Is
pattern for all inventors who wish their Inventions
Judged of by a model This model, and one OF power
loom, the Only two properly finished models n the
Exhibition
Barlow Patent Planning Machine differs from Boards
lees in giving reciprocating or drawing motion to
of the vertical knives or bits MINOR dlnerences
we will not note
These labor-saying machines have worked royou-
ton in the carpenters trade 1t Is very rare now mat
carpenter sets out IL dress out boards by the hundred
feet The planes are well-nigh disused. What with
planning moulding, morticing and ten0nng machines
little is left TO the carpenter but TO put together the
work regular od-iashioned carpenter Is getting To
be a curiosity who can slap together dozen
two four-panel doors day ID very different man
from tie old steady workman, who prided himself on
splitting the guage-line with his jOntpane the whole
length Of sixteeu-foot board.
Charles w. Bemis exhibits very beautiful arrange
mont Of the string and circular saw The string SAWS
carried By workiBgbeaIn which ends IN an arc Of "A
circle. over which an elastic steel strap Is CONFIRMED at
every stroke The aw il stretched between tGo such
beams ana true dispenses with the gate and guides
ard moves very lightly upon centers, instead OF slides
The hOruess and perplexiy of the cut by this
simple tool are q steady wonder 70 visitors The car
cular saw is peculiar only in its gearing boy OF ~
can turn the crank to rpa inch pine board with
great ease These cheap machines. Every carpen-
ter should look at them; they viii save time and labor
Sherwood Prismatc Lathe, is an engine ior dress
ing out ballusters, bedpOsts, newes, DC, into prs-
matte shapes. The superior richness Of prismauc
post over a circular ono OF the same pattern 10 really
surprising. The machine is very simple. The post -
held fast on ceEters while series OF cutters ranged
along shaft reyolye with great revolver with great
rspidiry and dress Of one side The post IL then
turned one-sxth or one-eigth OF a revolution and
second side l. cut Zach pattern must have set oil
lnve. or cutters and these costly that except
IN cities the machines vii lot pag, thr0ls4 LcA oil
work to keep il running.
Tho :. Minniss exhibits model o. autl-lficuyn
bearines for heavy sAaff. Ills derice D. 70 hoat gre
revolving body upon water oil, or mercury, according
70 he rrcessifcs 81 the CAGE OF cOurse has shaih
win move fmOOth a. OIL anil free a. water efs pos
sly Il T. q good device, though we aPPnlend thai iis
L0y,lty VIII deter men non 10 uic. IL is sooh III
gluti0n, look ~ it,
With regard TO Steam Engines, We .nay say that no
visitor is competent 70 criticsc novel steam engine
s.r-rg BIZ looking al IT, The r0taries are nunelous
snl Ingenious We hope there is good aud e;on0m-
cal one among them OF, but We doubt lt Neyerbeess
direct action rotary steam engine .. desid rat I'M
aud ios that matter is perpetual mOtOn. lac
three r-nes az work may be spoken Of very briefly
as follows. Tie Southern Bele, running without aay
nlCr b. tGo 20 tie name belle, very SNOWY 1hd tes
pro.eutJ very useless NJ shop would ever dream d
making or buysg such engine lor use. j wolld
keep one Ian buzz tie whole time % keep u bfiglt