Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-13
4 GREAT NAIL MACHINE
just Patented by Col. A. }. sweeney and
ON Exhibition.

just Patented by Col. \. j. sweeney an"
ON Exhibition.
Col. A. j. Sweeney, of the firm of A. :
Sweeney * Son. of this city, has just per
fected and secured a patent on wire nan
machine which is by long odds the best
thing of the sort vet brought TO the atten-
ton of nail manufacturers and others in-
terested in the rapid and cheap production
ofnails of the sort named. 4 full-sized
machine, for making nails Of two inches or
less inlength. has been on exhibition for
two days past at the plant of the hrm' ON
Twenty-seventh street, and has won UNI
stinted admiration and unqualified praise
from the large numter of pracucaI men
who have examined into its construction
and mode of operation.
The objects sought after most assiduous-
lv by Mr. Sweeney, in bringing this ma
chine 10 perfection, were simplicity OF con
struction, strength, cheapness OF annual
maintenance, and high speed, from when
would naturally follow a large output OF
nails. These very desirable points have
been attained i'm a very full degree.
In constructions the new machine IS very
simple. III consists. i'm its essential partic-
ulars. of a bed plate, on which are cast pro-
iections 10 carry the operating levers for
pointing. gripping and heading, all OF which
are operated from one cam, in cOntradls-
tiuctiOn 10 other machines, which have as
high as five cams. The levers are made OF
steel. giving the greatest strength WIN
light weight, and this lightneSs OF the parts,
together with the shOrtneSs of the reclprO-
eating motion permits the highest possible
speed In the machine now set up. which
faf HHH
20 two inches i'm length, the longest motion
communicated 20 any lever or other part OF
the machine is but three-eighths OF an
inch
Another standpoint about tine Sweeney
machine is the slight annual cost on repairs
and the ease with which they can be made.
One of the few parts liable to wear Is the
cam This is made of cast iron, chilled,
and can be replaced at a cost OF about one
dollar. On the working ends OF each steel
lever is "a removable rubber which could
be renewed nj "a cost of about ten cents
each These parts would most likely not
require renewal more than once year,
which would bring the annual cost OF re-
pairs TO less than dollar and half per
machine. allowing for contingencies. ms
is of course, exclusive of tools.
The machine viii be fitted up in every
part To master templates which will per
init the same Interchange of parts possible
In a gun lock or sewing machine In other
words, any part of any machine Of given
size viii tit any other machine of the same
size.
Other special points, which my be brief
Is referred 10. are the ease with which the
machine may bee adjusted 10 different sized
nails. the length being increased or dimln-
ished by the shifting of the dies; the run
ming of the machine In either direction. by
simply taking of the cam and reversing II
a decided advantage; the arrangement of
tine dies. whereby they can he kept IN use,
although shortened by re-grinding. until
they have been cut down through long use
90 probably One-fOurth of their original
length; the adjustment of the header, by
which heads can be made heavy or light az
wills and the fact that there is no liability
of "a nail failing 10 fall after being formed,
thus entirely obviating any liability 70 ac-
cideut from this cause, ana iusuring the
proper use of all wire fed into the ma
chine
The operation of the machine may he de
scrl0ed as follows:
The dies. header pointer and grippers
being adjusted for the size nail desired,
which adjustments are very easily and
quickly made the wire passes from tine
spo0ls between straightners. and these be
tween feed wheels, having grooves IN their
periphery 20 suit the varying sizes of wire.
The wire thence passes through short
tube set ia a rib cast on the bed plate, and set
close 90 the box of the pointing levers and
afOrdiug % strong abUtment fitted 10 bear
the thrust of the header This thrust is
transmitted 90 the abutment through the
dies and spacing pieces The cutting die
lies ON the side of the box toward the feed,
and Immediately next To- 10 are the pointing
dies. between which the wire passes, after
traversiug N-shaped groove in the
cutting die The wire thence pass
es between the gripping dies, and
lbuts against the header. The wire hay
'ng reached this point, is gripped, and the
header acts, the other operations following
u rapid succession. Following the head
ng die. pointing levers begin 20 act, while
the grip begins 20 relax its hold, and the
grippers recede 20 their furthest point Just /
before the pointers relax, SO that when the
pointers let 60 the nail, having been COM
plctelv severed by the cutting die, falls /
head-first onto a shute. which runs 10 out of
the machine. All the movements are grad /
ual and positive and no blows are struck
bv springs. the machine thus being less
noisy than others.
As has been pointed out the sh0rt-p0si
tive motions in this machine permit nigh /
speed, and consequent large output OF
nails, an advantage which will be readily
seen and appreciated by practical nail men |
I'm purchasing medicines don't try exper- |
.ments. the first and only consideration
should be genuineness. Ayers Sarsapar-
ma has stood the test of forty years, and /
to-day it is i'm greater demand than ever-a /
triumphant proof of popular approval