The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-18
BUILDING A BACKYARD.
The VARIOUS PROCESSES BY WHICH
BRICK MAY BE MADE.
An Experienced Operator Gives the Re-
suits of His Experiments-Time and
Money Saving Arrangements Ma-
chimes recommended.

ISOLATION in Memphis by Mr.. A. r. Bayt-
ley, Of Kansas City, is presented by TnE
ArrEAL as being OF special interest in this
portion Of the country where there exists
such raro advantages for brickmakiug
Mr.. Prcsldcntond Gentlemen Of the National Brick
makors' Associations
know nothing more difficult and that
requires more careful study than the sub
feet Of my essay TO be read before YOU,
namely, "Brick Works Construction but
before enter into that matter allow me 10
say few words as 10 what | have found
from experience 20 be the cause oi.so many
yards not showing at the end OF each year
a balance on the right side OF tho ledger.
One reason for this is that 80 many men
start in withou, the least knowledge or cx-
porience OF the business, and without any
practical advice they buy q machine be-
lore knowing whether it is adapted TO their
CLAW or not. Others, again, hire the serv.
ices OF q practical man TO test their clay,
TO mako plans and lay out work Tor them,
but before the work is half through they
offer some l0l suggestions that arc not al
all practical and furthermore insist on
their being carried out, I'LL finally the
hNIhN NIN NNIlA ~ SUM u NIlNIlt llN a. IL ~
impossible 90 work the yard probably,
and think there are those here today
who will agree with me in this
But 10 return TO my subject The first
and most important point IN constructing
a brick yard that We have 10 con,i Ter, after
having satisfied ourselves that We have q
good market for our product, Is The clay
aud SIS nature, and how 10 manufacture
Il into bricks. THIS brings me 90 point
uron which there are so many different
opinions namely, the scmidry against the
III tic process. MycypcrIcnCe bus shown
me thai the former Is a very expensive
way of making common bricks. II re-
puircs so much machinery, crushcrs, mix
lures, screens and presses, nll Of which Re-
quiro an immense power 20 driyc them,
aud, what Is more. they are constantly
running in dust-thc dust is everywhere
II gels into all the bearings and wears
them out, and even works It's way into
the cngInc-Io1m, and wears ont your en-.
gine grclt deal sooner than would bc the
case IL that dust were not lhcru, and |
claim that 10 is almost impossible o. keep
bearings clean in a yard working the dry
process.
Then rs 20 power can best illustrate
this by the following In two yards Whcro
I have been en- aged, one worked q soft
mud machine, which was driven from ono
Ten inch belt from lho engine on the
other yard there was one sixteen incl belt
from engine % line shaft, two eight inch
belts Tor rulycr'zpr, one ton inch belt 90
drive mixer, one Elk inch belt 10 drive |
screen, and two five inch belts 90 drive |
brick presses Each prtv made two I
bri ks az once. II hero bal been u four /.
clprcss 10 aou.dmosi probably have had
ten inch belt, which, Hs larns power IL con-
'omcd, amounts 10 about the same thing /
Vow. gentlemen. here was machinery run
iy one belt in one ease and which turned /
'ul ~ 900 good bricks per dly, I'D in the
,thcr case il required eight belts to tuin
,ut 21.0lO to 23UlO ~ day.
.,.s.-.s.--ss-s Noi the dry process will lay |
that To- the latter ease the bricks went
direct 10 the Kiln without the cost and risk
OF driving. Granted, bat when the mni
brick were 10 the kiln, they Worc dry, and |
required about thiriv-sN hours water /
smoking, while the bricks that went direct |
- lhc kiln took ut least xix days 10 water |
smoke. and then much more fire 10 settle |
ihcm than the mud brick.
have, however, only given the above |
n an instance, as | avn by no means an |
advocate OF the soft mud process Though !
tho bricks are good when made, aud al.
WAYS seu well IN most markets. there IL
to- much rouhlc iu diving. II dried out
side. you are confined To six months out OF
the twelve 10 run your yard, aud ~ 10
drying soft bricks on a hot floor, there an
very lew CLAWS that will stand II, and the
loss u morc than the gain. This brings
the matter down 90 diving tunnels, aud.
~ far ~ | can learn. they have not given
universal satisfaction with soft mud
bricks.
now come 10 thcthiri process. namely.
wire cut OF still mud bricks. This N In NV
opinion the cheapest and easiest way oi
making common bricks, aud 10 cnch
years end the profit will show II 10 he the
best The bricks from a good machine of
this Kind, aud with good die and cutting
table, should be ~ square and have ~
good corners as a day press brick. They
can be dried IN hacks ont Of d0Dr-. or they
can be- put down on a hot diving floor. ~
they can be- dried IN the tunnel system. In
either ease with satisfactory results Tho
machinery n scll-cnninincd. The clay can
be worked iom soak PIT, or through
roller cruslrr OF through q dis.uicgrator.
according 10 the nature and requirements.
and d sldobpad delivery table D. used.
iho bricks need not bee handled ~ all. ~
thc acion Ui thC table places iho mirss
ZEN ~ once ON pallet hulri which NAV
10 used 100 connection with n iuuuvl dt,pT.
o. y hot hour b used. und thr brick.
crack much With hv.ng dried on their
edges, they can hy being ON these palIrts
be- pat down ON the ilp1r on their cnls.
aud in uut position they take up i#.s
room ON the door, and stand the Lcl,
better.
will now ay few wo.ds about layinl
out Q yard Co make bfic, by lhr still mud
or wire cat process, aud think can best
do THIS by describing an imaginary yard
Will suppose That u Joins q railroad. and
there n switch into the yrl 4 rral
deal. OF couuc, depends upun how th,
land lies, but ! think in ne majority vi
Cases tho following plan will hu. lint.
next TO The rilruad conc, ,hr kilus. and
next 10 them tho drying sbri, and upNr
ihe machinery, engine and boiler IN,
engine and machine .housC should o. al,lul
$3.50 feet and two stories high. rr., sior,
fifteen feet and the second nine feet. IA,
line shaft placed under ilr-t floor 10 l.,
most ont Of the way, the brick mich,n,
70 be placed Of right angle. 10 ihc engine
allowing plenty Of nom around il io
trucks or cans With any clay | considc
cool icmpcring essential, and ior this pur
pos would use an open top pugmill o
mixer, with horizontal rolls. w0ul,
place the rolls level with the sccon,
iloor, and IN such q manner that ~,
clay would drop from them INTO the pug
mil, which would he placed above az,
brick machine, and which by shut,
would discharge the tempered clay into 10
Fer bringing the clay from pit Ia rolls