The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-08
from the Wheeling Daily Int lligsncer, of Feb

FROM the Wheeling Daily Int iligsnceT, OF Feb l.
MAKING SHINGLES IL Instrumentation yesterday /,
NJ The Machine shop Of Hr Phillips, NJ the RI st
Wa,d Boat Yard, we witnessed the operation OF ma
king shingles by machinery, on machine recently
invented by a very worth: ! Dung mechanic OF Yves
tern Virginia Haring heard this machine fire.
orantlv al ayorahIy spoken Of, we peCted to see
something in it worthy of notice, but tad 10 idea
that we should hni a machine conoinlnG so many
superior qualities, AMI displaying genius Of so
knowing that orr readers viii bear us witness,
that we have refrain, d from giving undue Gre
dir or iudulging il puts o any Rlnd, We fesl sure
If our motives not beng misconstrued, VIII n
w..ud render unto merritt Just reward We must
view the inventions Of the DAY rs We "cud the lite
rary product that now, nj re than ever, seem 10
how from a superintendent source great deal Oi
9th are comparativeiy worthless n hist occasion
ally a SHARK j. seem indicating g Mus and merit
As such We consider the inven ion Of Mr. Ball.
The lightness and simplicity OF the machGe is the
first point Of atrac ion II is built entirely of iron
and contains circular saw OF three feet IN diameter
set horiz ntalIy, and enclosed in a Substantially
iron r,n except on the size from which 1t s fed In
front of this small iron frame set on slides for
receiving the blocks o. timber, under which is sill
ding frame comp sed of four longitudinal h1rs set
two at each side, and some two ln hes apart these
beiD OF different heights. (the difference between
line thickness OF the butt snd point OF the shnge)
and rang ed So that TWO bars come arly under each
and of the single hiock. nv shifting this franz a.
the timber is drawn back from the SAwtO do which
Il very slight motion of the hand ouls II necessary
the block falls as TO change the point butt Of
the shlngle AIT rnately irons END to end The shin
giles cEt through from the edge. the saw running
with the grain OF the wood
This simple machine constructed in thu form OF a
table five feet in length by tllree I'd half wIde
and two feet fix inches high, weighing less than
five hundred pounds. is certainly most rtmarka-
bic one, and j. hey ond doubt destined to work Il
compete revolution in the shlngle business by IL
very material reduction in their cost. We ara sat
Used that other process heretofore in use has or
ever produce either the quality or quantity that
is turned out bV Ihis machine Shingles are cut 10
aBy required length and widths up to seventeen
inches. As to the quantity the machine will m Ike
in day, the public can judge, when We say that i
will cut over 50 shingles per minute, perfectly uni
form in thich ness and taper and 50 free from saw
marks IA to show polish. bearing the appearance
Of having been planed A smooth surface and uni
form thicknss and taper. with the grain of the wood
preserved in str-i ght line are impo tant consider
tions in the sell ctiOn OF shingles
The smpl cit, of this machine obyiatPs the nPces-
sity for ex perienc- in running 1t as any of COM
NOV capacity eau Work il with perfect ease
The above machine is now on exhibition at the
plauing Mill of Simma plummer, cor. OF Main
and 9TH SITS, where it Il kept running EACH ds' from
son. Dyar Il Co. wish 10 dispose of the patent hy
either Shop County rights They may be found
ia Central Hotel