The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-09-02

TBE HoNoLULC hos WogKs-A lew days since,
we took q stroll through these works, and were
somewhat astonished at the recent Improvements
and additions made both in the buildings and ma
chineTy. Being of an inquisitive turn of mind, We
had q great many questions 10 ask. which were
readily and courteously answered by Mr.. Hughes,
a. to the machinery, and by Mr.. W. L. Green re-
garding the outlay of capital and capacity for
work. By the -Hercia and Dennis Brtndrit, from
Liverpool. there have been received three screw
cutting lathes-one large, one medium and one
small-sized of the most recent and improved plan
and pattern one shaping-machine, for finishing
small work, which will plane any circular or half
round work a powerful slotting-machine which
Will cut a slot of say u inches long. Finch deep
and u inches wide, in a g~ear-wheel. in q few min
utes-a job that, If done by hand. would occupy a
man q whole day the tool in this machine pares
the iron as though it were cheese a small planning
machine for finishing up brasses. keys and all
kinds of small work three drilling-Iaachines. Of
different sizes Il small steam hammer, for black
smiths work and for woodwork in the pattern
shop, one of Worssam's patent hand-saw ma
chimes. and also one of their saw-benches, with cir
cular saws complete. The premises. including
foundry. pattern-makers' shop, machine-shop- boil
er shop, blacksmith's shop, and offices, occupy a
large area of ground, all of which is in use. The
most valuable tools are in very substantial fire
proof buildings, constructed of stone, with iron
doors, built for the express purpose. The large
machine-shOp, 80 by 40 feet, combines the adyan-
tages Of safety. GOODNESS. light, and freedom from
dust. in a remarkable degree. In the cellar be-
meath il are several thousand dollars worth of
patterns, including three sizes of sugar-miiis and
gearing, complete. The heavy tools are all placed
on brick piers, built up from the solid rock. form-
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the floor are heavy cast iron pillars. and the roof
of the main building Is also supported By iron pill
lars. Two Of which form supports for the iron
cranes. There are two steam engines, each with
It's own boiler. constantly NJ work ON the premises
one blows the fire for the foundry, runs the wood
working machinery in the pattern-shop. aud also
lT Mr.. Prendergast rice-mi!l. ami the other gives
motion 10 all the tools al the large macbine-shop
and 10 the steam hammer. There have just been
erected in the machine-shop two powerful cranes.
on which the load can be made 10 travel in or out
by turning 4 small wheel. These were designed
and made entirely at the works. BY them abe
heaviest piece Of machinery from the foundry can
be lifted up by q man and q boy from the railway
track. and placed upon any of the three large
lathcs. the large planer. the drilling machine or
the slOtting-machine, whilst at the same time one
of them commands the space left for the erecting
shop. Moving heavy work about, and from one
tool to another. and erecting heavy sugar-Inill ma
chinery, has heretofore occupied a large portion of
the mems time. which these cranes are designed to
obviate. a railway is laid from the crane at the
foundry to the cranes in the machine-shop, so that
heavy sugar-mill rollers. and such work, can be
moved with very little trouble whilst a dray can
drive in at one door of the machine-shop and out
at the other, and come directly under any Of the
cranes, which viii pick off and put on n load of
five tons in q few minutes. All of the pieces of
some of the tools per Dennis BrU1tdrit are hardly
ont of the vessel. although others of them have
been at work some days. When these works are
complete. az now designed. which the owners eX-
pect will be in q few days. they hope to be pre-
pared to turn out work rs quickly and as ecOnom-
ically as at any establishment on the shores of the
Pacific. We understand these buildings, works,
tools and patterns, including the stock of pig iron. |
bar iron. plate iron. and other materials necessary. |
stand in from $4,000 to 100000. and that they
capable Of turning ont that much work i'll a
year. Situated as the works are, beyond the usual
course of travel, few. perhaps. have been aware of
the changes rnada =" i" bs2@, te" "'"'''hT "hH
residents of the other Islands have no means |
OF knowing the extent and capacity of the estab-
iishment. To such we hope this item will be of
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