Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16
HOW SPOOLS ARE MADE.
rhe Process from the Rough Wood
10 the Finished spool Carefully De-
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Manufacturer and Builder.
In the manufacture of spools white
birch bark is used exclusively. The
wood is first sawed into pieces four
feet in length, and of nine sizes, vary
mo bv sixteenths from one inch to one
and one.half inches square. 1t is
then dried thoroughly as it can be out
of doors Inside the factory it first
Goes to the rougher, where the strips
are cut into cylinders the Lengths of
spool and the hole bored, the turning
and boring being performed at one
operation, and the cutting off with
small circular saw at another, all on
one machine. Three little cylinders
drop from the rougher into a barrel,
from whence they are removed to roll
lers or revolving slated cylinders, in
which the fine dirt and fuzz left by
the saw and bits are removed. The
pieces are then picked over by hand,
and ell imperfect ones are sorted out
e feed the eyer-hungry fires under
the boiler
The next process is more thorough
seasoning of the blocks in the loft
and then they go to the reamer, where
the center holes are made to the exact
size required, which can not be done
by the rougher, ON account of the
shrinking of the wood after leaving
that machine. Until lately, roaming
has been done by an ordinary roaming
tool working in lathe, the work be-
ing fed by hand; but new machine
has been recently put in, which will
ream the spools as fast as two boys can
feed them into the spouts. AT
each oscillation of the shaft two spools
are reamed. one at each end, the ma
chine turning ost about 240 per min
ute.
The next machine is the finisher,
which is an attachment to an ordinary
lathe, by which the spools are turned
into shape by one operation, at the
rate of 1000 to /, 500 per hour. There
are eight cutting knives on this ma
chine one at each end, standing up
perpendicular to the length of the
spool for trimming the end; one at
each end, horizontally, for turning
the outside of the fiange; between
these, two others, standing diagonally
for the inside of the fiange; another,
horizontally, for turning out the space
between the two hanges, and small
circular chisel for cutting the finish
on the top of the spool The spools
have now received their shape, and
need only the finishing touches These
are given, first by the polishers, which
are the same as the rollers above, the
friction OF the spools against each
OF hon hay,, tha ,n.Nl,rl,
After remaining in this from four to
five hours they are again sorted by
hand and all imperfect ones removed
after which they go to the embosser,
sort of printing machine, which
stamps the number of the thread and
some ornamental devices upon the
head of each spool. They are then
packed in stout sacks holding from
thirteen to sixty-siX gross each, accord
ing to the size of the spools.
THE progress of fungus disorder
is extremely insidious. If the spores
are allowed to ripen there is liability
of rapid and extended dissemination,
which at times appears mysterious in
its character. The only safety, there
fore, in dealing with fungi is in the
removal, but equally as important the
absolute destruction, as by burning,
of the portions removed Careless
ness in the destruction will usually
offset the benefits derived from the
removed. Neglect ON this score is
responsible for many failure i'll at
tempts at growing plums, the black
knot being cut away as fast as it APP
pears, but the labor being lost and
disappointment ensuing through neg
Letting the gathering together of the
diseased portions, and destroying
them. Although fungus is
parasitic life, it is as well vegetable
life, and hence we can hardly expect
its destruction through poisons with
out destroying the tissue within
which it forms its indus Vigorous
growth will, however, often protect a
tree from destruction by fungus
with which it is infested But this,
however beneficial cannot be depend
ed upon as an absolute remedy
Weakened trees, unthrifty trees, are
especially subject to fungus injury,
and as well show the effect of the injury
sooner chan would a more vigorous
tree. Hence thrifty growth, in con
jun otion With the early removal of
diseased parts becomes the remedy
from which, if there is no neglect,
good results can be anticipated. e.
LEWIS STORTEvANT.
After the Style of the French.