The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
DEVICES THAT SAVE\
MONEY AND LABOR
Obviate Handling Of Car Parts
in the Cole Fac -,
tory.
MACHINE HOSTS BODY
And Men Cannot Soil Finish
Of Paint-Other
Novelties.

IaDpr ana money tANlHE ueNlCVs
In tho Cole plant are the combination
pneumatic body hoist and travelling crane.
the grease cup fller ilnoIeum cutting
machine and a machine to prevent the
warplng OF linoleum on the running
boards Each device IL said to he an
exclusive feature in the Cole plant.
From eight TO nine men we're required
20 mount seven passenger body on
chassis. Now this Ia accomplished by
one man. with tho assistance Of the com
bination pneumatic hoist and travelling
crane. A body will scarcely permit eight
men TO stand around IL and this procedure
could hardly he accomplished without ma.
ring to some extent the ~uely finished
surface OF the frame. When 80 many
hands are applied to body. hands mayfe
wet with Precipitation, or perhaps dau0e0
with grease. they can hardly help snAS-
ring the finish TO some extent
The device has four steel cables, W3tA
hooks In their lower ends, whloh ar0G ~.
tached to the body. The operator stand.
ing on one side merely poves q 9Jn111
lever operating an air valve. andvhoebody
IN lifted in the air. The operator then
pushes the body forward. This lssoasny
accomplished by one man, ~ the. snt3rs
crane is supported by four cables And =
rolled on a steel track. When me 0edy
Ia Immediately over tho chassis the yoper-
ator returns to, the operating svalvesand
drops tho body IN place.
An9nterestine detail in connection. With
| this device 10 the hook which ats into she
body. This hook catches the front ana
| rear top irons. II In made from round
shetland very much the shape Of q letter
! y" Placed upon the longer portion OF
the hook Is a circular steel weight W3z1oh
! Is free 10 slide and which overhanss the
short portion OF tho hook 70 that xAan
the weight is dropped down Il Is imposed
blo for the hook TO come out OF the eop
/ irons The purpose of this device 10 to
prevent hooks accidentally unfastening
after the body is locked In place and. the
| cables slackened
Filling four grease cups a minute 10 che
average rate at which an operator IL able
to work on n machine devised for this
purpose Not a drop OF grease Is lost
| in the process and every part OF Il 70
clean grease. The machine comprises two
sets OF pet cocks and n supply cylinder.
The supply cylinder Is made in two pieces
the upper piece being finished like
bayonet so that It may be read
lily removed. Inside OF the longer
piece Is placed tho fresh grease 30 he
put in the clean grease cups. A piston 10
forced against this body of grease by air
pressure. The air pressure is admitted AZ
| the top OF the cylinder. thus forcing the
! grease contained in the lower cylinder out
INTO the two rows of pet cocks and into
the grease cups which are attached to
| each Of the pet cocks. The reason that
the pet cocks are used between the CYL
inder and grease cups Is to permit measure
ing the grease in each cup This operator
replaces tho boy who formerly filed the
cups by dipping his finger into the grease.
taking out gauo OF II and putting moro
or less OF IL into the grease cup. When
such n method Is adhered to the parts 10
be creased may or may not get creased
depending upon whether or not the cups
have been filled sufficiently
/ Lnoleum comes TO factory in rolls
i q fpb "A
pounds. on account of their weight and
size they are extremely unwieldv and
until device was rugged out II was
necessary TO leave them lying about on
Che floor, where they were Liable to
damage. There was also loss in cntting
them because OF the difficulty found in
measuring them correctly In the new
device three pulleys ar" provided by means
OF which the roll Is lifted into a position
well up above tho floor. where II is out
OF sight. dirt and moisture. The loose
end OF the roll is brought through a pair
OF lead covered feed rolls AZ the top Of
the cutting boards. The two rolls are
operated by crank at the right hand
end In this way tho Inoleum can he
rolled down over the cutting boards with =
. out being so!l,d by dirty hands,
A large steel tee" square IL located
at tn" upper end OF the cutting hoard 80
, that the linoeum may be conveniently
measured or and the vertical cut made
perfectly true The use Of this device has
, resulted In a more efficient and economical
. cutting OF the material The linoleum In
always In better condition now than when
, Il had been handled on tho floor.
4 Liuoleum which In placed on the running
, board may be tackled down or held by the
metal angle strips which surround the
p board. As the first precaution against
the Wrapping nuisance the boards are not
made In one piece. but from two or three
. pieces which are tongued and Rrooved
} together. a. no two pieces OF wood will
warp the same. the combination Of two
. or moro pieces helps 20 keep the boards
! straight and uniform These boards are
then impregnated with creosota so that
l thoy are absolutely impervous TO water
Az a third precaution these boards are
mounted on four channels with steel ster
hangers 40 that ~ considerable water I.
applied to any one portion OF them II will
keep them from bending.
1 Then the boards ar" covered with
llnoleum which ~ not tackled down hut
glued on TO these boards with water
Z proof glue. While this glue Is settling ths
= boards are placed in n big press so az "a
t insure a uniform appearance and perfect
e adhesion Of the lnoleum.