IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SAWING AND CUTTING WOOD AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
Year: 1852

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Faulding, of Edward Street, Hamp-
stead Road, in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SAWING AND CUTTING WOOD AND
OTHER SUBSTANCES."
Sealed the 12th January 1853, and dated the 2nd October 1852.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Faulding
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 2nd October 1852.
I, JOSEPH FAULDING, of Edward Street, Hampstead Road, in the
County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SAWING AND CUTTING WOOD AND
OTHER SUBSTANCES" to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of combining mechanical parts into a machine.
The saw or other cutter is attached at either end to straps, bands, or
chains, which straps, bands, or chains are respectively affixed to pulleys,
so that on receiving partial rotatory motion the straps, bands, or chains
will be wound off and on the two pulleys or drums, and thus give reci-
procating motion to the saw or cutters. Motion is communicated to
the two drums or pulleys by an endless band, which is guided in its

page_text: action by two guide pulleys; alternating motion is communicated to one
of the pulleys or drums by a pulley and crank pin, put in motion by a
large wheel, actuated by a crank axis and treadle, or the motion may
be derived from a steam engine or other power.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Joseph Faulding in the Great Seal Patent
Office, on the 2nd April 1858.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I,
JOSEPH FAULDING, of Edward Street, Hampstead Road, in the County
of Middlesex, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Second day of October, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, in the six-
teenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said Joseph Faulding, Her special
licence that I, the said Joseph Faulding, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as-I, the said Joseph-Faulding, my execu-
tors, administrators; and assigns, should at any time agree with, and
no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, usc, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SAWING AND CUTTING WOOD AND OTHER
SUBSTANCES," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
Joseph Faulding, by an instrument in writing under my hand and
seal, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed,
and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of
the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Joseph Faulding, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the

page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement thereof (that is to say):
This Invention consists of combining mechanical parts into a
machine. The saw or other cutter is attached at either end to straps,
bands, or chains, which straps, bands, or chains are respectively affixed
to pulleys, so that on receiving partial rotatory motion the straps, bands,
or chains will be wound off and on the two pulleys or drums, and thus
give reciprocating motion to the saw or cutters. Motion is communi-
cated to the drums or pulleys by an endless band, which is guided in
its action by two guide pulleys. Alternating motion is communicated
to one of the pulleys or drums by a pulley and crank pin, put in
motion by a large wheel, actuated by a crank axis and treadle, or the
motion may be derived from a steam engine or other power. And in
order that my said Invention may be most fully understood, and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the means pursued
by me.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1, shows a side elevation. Figure 2, shows a front view; in
each of these Figures the same letters are used to indicate the same parts.
A, is the treadlc. B, is the fly and band wheel. C, is a surface plate
and rigger on the driving shaft; D, is a crank pin on the driving shaft ;
E, E, are pullies wheels; F, F, are the connecting rod and lever;
G, G, G, G, is an endless line of catgut or other driving band; H, H,
are guide pullies; I, is a ratchet and drum to tighten saw or cutter ;
K, K, are guide rods; L, L, are sliding pieces, with chaps or slots for
holding saws or cutters; M, M, are connection bands, straps, or cords,
which give motion to the saw or cutter; N, N, are adjusting plates
carrying the guide rods K.; O, a metal plate, with recess for wood
plug; P, is the bed plate or table of the machine; Q, a saw or saws,
or it might be other cutter. The rigger C, being actuated by the
treadle or other convenient means, the crank D, and connecting
link F, with the lever F, will give a vibratory motion to the lower pulley
wheel E, by the crank, which motion is reciprocated by the upper pulley
wheel E, through the intervention of the endless line or band G, G, G, G,

page_text: which I prefer fixing on the peripheries of the pulley wheels E. The
ratchet and drum through the connection M, are for the purpose of
giving tension to the saw. The machine is adapted for cutting and
shaping wood, ivory, and other matters. Figure 4, shows a front view
partly in section, and Figure 5, part of a side view of another machine."
This machine, though differing in some particulars, is similar in the
principle of its combination. In this arrangement or combination there
are two sets of saws. The same letters are used to indicate the same
parts, and the description above given will apply to the present
machine as well as to the previous one. Motion being communicated
by a steam engine or otherwise to the axis of the wheel C, the motion
will be transmitted to the other parts, as will readily be understood on
examining the Drawing.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention, and the
manner of performing the same, I would have it understood that I
make no claim to any of the parts separately, nor do I confine myself
to the precise details, so long as the peculiar character of my Invention,
as herein described, be retained. But what I claim is, the mode herein
explained of combining mechanical parts into a machine.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Faulding, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty-ninth day of March, in
the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
fifty-three.
Witness,
FRED HARRIS.
JOSEPH FAULDING. (L.S.)