The record-union., 1896-04-19


Andrew Polls. G. r. Sherburne.
A. Spence. R. W. Scholefield.
Greed Thomas. N Ubi.
F. G. Whistley. j. H. Williams.
And the sawmill! Oh! that sawmill!
with it's ceaseless buzz and whir, and
hum, and hum and whir and buzZ-the
/ noise occasioned by dozens Of machines,
each madly vieing with it's neighbor.
It's saws and its planers and its stick
ers and it's many other machines, wor-
| ries one-even the thought of it
To begin then-for you must begin
somewhere if you attempt to do" the
sawmill-at one end of the building is
a large palmer used in smoothing large
squared timbers. The machine will
very easily surface a timber two feet
square and think nothing of the mat
| ter. 1t is indispensable in the mill,
where SO much heavy timber is handled
each day.
Then you will see a circular rip saw,
| which, while it does not present a re-
markable appearance, really is re-
markable for the amount Of work it
does. 1t is used on timber from three
to five inches thick; and near to it is
| tipping table saw, which will cut piece
CT lumber at any angle desired, and
keep on turning out unexpected angles
at unlocked for times, until the visitor
! will dream of angles for week, and
bias cuts will be a nightmare to him.
! Then there is a gang saw, Or strip
ripper" and it seems to delight in rip
ping planks from one-half inch to two
inches in thickness all into strips,
| which strips are used in a thousand
and one places in the construction of
cars, and which are designed to an
swer the same purpose as that allotted
to the clay of Great Caesar" by Mr..
Hamlet; that is, to stop hole to keep
the wind away" But that saw keeps
ripping away without the least regard
to Hamlet or anyone else, and ceases
only when there are no more planks to
rip. 1t may be adjusted to the great
est accuracy attainable, and to those
interested in saws it is we'll worth
studying.
Then you will see surfacing plane,
used in smoothing small timbers, and it
/ is considered and sometimes called an
emergency machine" and is used al
most exclusively upon small jobs, which
turn up like bad penny at unexpected
moments. The machine is always
ready for use, and work which would
/ require a readjustment Of one Of the
/ other machines is picked up and turned
| out by the emergency machine" at a
/ moments notice.
| Then there are also two "Stickers,"
/ or rotary boring saws, with a planer
attachment, used principally in getting
out tongue and groove roofing, siding,
| lining and boiler tagging. This is one
of the machines which will draw the
attention at once, and goes far to show
| the ingenuity of man in bringing ma
/ ture to his assistance in the perform
ance of his daily labor.
| Then there is a delicate planer which
| is constantly employed in turning out
/ flooring of all manner and description,
and a vast amount of this material is
used monthly in the construction of
| buildings and cars.
Another interesting feature is the
roller circular saw used in working up
! timber that is from two to twelve inches
+ in thickness. The machine is considered
/ to be an absolute necessity, and the
number of uses in which it is employed
are indeed numerous.
! There too, is the large band saw,
which more nearly partakes Of the quail
I tiles of the saws usually seen in the
pine woods. 1t is trucked to handle
tinbers three feet thick and has the
regular cog-wheel attachment, by
means of which the saw may be fed as
fast as the operator wishes. But the
| length of the timbers sawed by it is the
principal feature, and a piece ripped
from a log seventyfive feet long is not
an unusual performance, and can be
sawed with no trouble whatever to the
operators.
But the most recent acquisition in the
line of planning machines is yet to be
seen, and it presents more than one in
teresting feature to the mechanic. 1t
| is capable of squaring up timbers meas
uring as much as sixteen by twenty
four inches, and not only that but each
of the four sides is squared at one and
! the same time. 1t beats the old jack
1 plane all hollow, and is particularly
adapted in getting out holsters, used in
the construction and repair of cars. 1t
is also brought into requisition when
| car-sills are to be turned out, and may
| be regulated to cut them to all sizes
and lengths desired.
After these same sills leave the big
planer they are passed on a tenoning
machine, which is deserving of notice
| and with which the lemons, bolster
gains and dowel holes for draught tim
| ber are all cut in one and the same op-
Grafton. The machine is of special con-
struction, and as a labor saver is un-
surpassed by any in the shop. In pass
ing 1t may be stated that the tenoning
machine was designed by Master Car
| builder WEIGH. The machine does it's
work quickly and well, and from the
time the sill enters until it is turned
out finished is less than three minutes.
The sill is next passed on to boring
| machine. where it is bored and NOR
| tised, after which ii Is ready for the
car, where 1t plays an important If not
| a conspicuous part.
Then there is subdivision in the
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