Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-02

esvefe place 70 make q ses. Of q material
which vas practically Fer and untzied bat
receiving asslrsnces that be would NOT ex-
pact too much OF the bearing consented
= plsce ore Of the bearings in the mill
Ihs result uas 70 satisfactory thst - Z
result ve received an order from the same
company for 5000 gRaphife b,xs for the
new MIL which vas thea ia prte.ss Of con-
sfHuction.
6pindtss have been running for more
than year At 0.000 fevolutons per min
ute, srd ~ nod Ihak they show no wear
and run perfectly. We have run the Rab-
beth, the Sherman sEd the Sawyer spin
dies ali giving equal satisiscuon. Shell
rolls have also bsen run successfully for
several months. The spiadles filed with
the gcsphise boxes run much more noise-
Iessiy and do away with the disageeeable
buzz % common in spinning rooms Of all
kinds.
At tie laboratory 10 Gardiner We have 80
boxes OF different kinds, all running salts.
ssctofily At speeds from 200 to 1000 rsvo-
lutions per minute. This list includes .
water-whesl step which has been running
uuder water nearly four months, snd shows
absolutely no wear.
One Of the gfea. difficulties experienc I'd
in WOODEN and cotton mills, in facs in mills
Of oil kinds, Is the damage done By the
lubricating oil dropping down upon the
goods while ir the process Of manufacture
and necessitating the throwing ou. Of many
yards Of valuable material. This damage
by dripping oil 10 considered one Of the
most serious losses in Touring mills and
factories where cereals are prepared for
the trade. In this single instance alone
the fac. OF the Holmes patent abolishing
this waste and consequent loss would
characterize it as boon 70 manufacturers.
Another saving by the use Of the graphite
boxes is in the loss Of mills by fire as it is
estimated that 81 ger cent. Of the fires
about mills is caused by friction and py
spontaneous combustion where oil il used,
. risk entirely eliminated by the Holmes
lubricant material.
One Of the most important uses that can
be made OF this lubricant is in the manu-
fsc.ure Of the electric motor brush. Tne old
copper brush has coating Of oil which
en- dry cuts the commutstors and in .
short time must be taken cut and TUNED
down. Now . graphite brush Of course
requires no oiling and there 10 no material
that will cut or scratch and graphite being
one Of he best conductors of electricity
makes brush that will require no stsen.
tion and gives perfecs contact. Several
dynamos and motors have been run the
past ye-- with perfect success provided
with the new brushes.
This potent Lubricant has been expert.
mented with in relz.ion to projectiles with
the s1me Satisfactory results that have
attended all its other ventures. Recently
nire shots were Aired at Gardiner and as in
every other instance the test added smother
item Of success.
The company made an exhibit at the
Mechanics Fair in Boston in 1890 where
the boxes and spindies in motion were
inspected by many mill men and msrufac-
tuYevs who united in expressions ct the
utmost approval. The Association awarded
the company a gold medal, silver medal
and two Diplomas on the bearings and
brushes.
The uses to which this material can be
put are almost numberless. Many of them
have already been referred to in this arti.
Gle, bui in order to show to those who are
unfsmiliae with the properties Of the ma
tertai and its uses an idea Of the extent to
which it can be used we enumerate .
few OF them: warehouse trucks,
heavy furniture on castofs, roll,top
top desks, bycicles, type-wtiters, sewing
mao hines, carpet sweepers, heavy ware
house drawers, giicultural implements,
moving machines, baby carriages, wagons,
pulleys, hinges, blocks, steps Of water
wheels, bearings for all sorts Of machinery
in mills Of every description, electric dy-
pAmos and motors, electric brushes, pro-
jeotiles and railway trucks.
The mere reading OF the above list will
convince The most ecsptical ths. vide field
has been opened as ulsce OF operation for
this new material. Much time and money
has been expended by those interested in
the development of the lubricant. in per-
fsctirg material, securing the patents, and
collecting the data necessary for the proper
study of the subject. Now, however, the
matter is we'll in hand and the
members Of the Holmes Company and
the other gentlemen interested in the en-
terpYise will immediately take measures to
in. foduce this to 'he mechanical world at
large. 10 his end the company has re-
ceatly erected fire laboratory. ~here, as
previously stated, a large number CT differ
eni styles of boxes, etc, manufactured
from this lubricant are now rur mir g, open
10 public inspection. To sill further in
troduce It mill men. mechanical engineers,
sod manufacturers from all parts
OF New England ard all interested
sufficiently in the matter to inspect it
are invited to visit the laboratory on Wed
ne sday. Thursday, Friday or Saturday Of
next week when experiments with the
material will be tried. Not only will the
bearings be running, but the entire process
OF manufacture. from the preparation Of
the graphite ard the wood fibre to the final
baking Of the boxes will also be open for
rho In ~ nAtop cf the riaiscru