Year: 1886

page_text: I, JOHN EDWARD EVANS, of No. 5 Hugon Road, Wandsworth Bridge Road,
Fulham, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :—
This Invention relates to improvements in moulding machinery for moulding
circular or curved woodwork.
The machine consists of a table which supports a vertical spindle at the top of
which are fixed the revolving cutters. The spindle is placed near to one edge of
the table so that as the cutters revolve, they shall project or overhang beyond the
edge thereof alternately. The bed which supports the wood consists of a bracket
with a curved surface which may be changed to suit the curvature of the work
under operation.
I prefer to construct the bed of a flexible sheet of steel supported in the centre
and having links attached to each end. These links are connected to levers, the
other ends of which are joined together by a crosshead through which passes
a screw spindle working in a fixed support. By turning the screw spindle, the
steel bed may be caused to assume curves of varying dimensions and either convex
or concave.

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Wood Moulding
Machines.
I, JOHN EDWARD EVANS, of No. 5 Hugon Road, Wandsworth Bridge Road,
Fulham, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
this Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This Invention relates to improvements in the construction of a machine for
producing mouldings to any design on either circular or curved wood-work.
The machine consists of a table which supports a vertical spindle at the top of
which are fixed the revolving cutters. The spindle is attached to the edge of the
table so that as the cutters revolve, they shall project or overhang beyond the edge
of the table thereof alternately, and cutting or forming the moulding in the
wood-work, the cutter or knife being shaped to the desired pattern of the mould
required.
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The bed which supports or guides the wood-work. consists of a bracket with a
curved surface, which may be changed at will to suit the curvature of whatever
work under operation.
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I prefer to construct the bed which supports the wood-work of flexible sheet
steel, rivetted in the centre and attached to the bracket by means of an adjusting
screw to force the bed up or down and having links fixed to each end of the steel
bed on the underside, these links are connected to levers, the other ends of which
are hinged and joined together by a crosshead through which passes the adjusting
screw, working in a fixed support of the bracket. By turning the adjusting.screw
either up or down, the steel bed may be set to suit any curve of the wood-work
required to be operated on, either convex or concave according to the accompanying
drawings.
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This Invention may be adapted to the old form of table, in the short space of
one minute, by bolting the bracket to the table for plain moulded work.
And in order that my Invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figure I represents a plan of the machine with the revolving cutter fixed to
the table.
Figure II shews an elevation of the machine with the steel bed set to take a
convex piece of wood-work, with the dotted lines to denote the position of the
different parts when set to take a concave piece of wood-work.
Figure III represents the side elevation of the bracket.
Like letters refer to like parts in each of the figures. A is the spindle on which
the revolving cutters are fixed. B revolving cutter. C the table. D top of the
bracket to which the centre of the flexible sheet steel bed is rivetted. E bracket
bolted to the table. F flexible sheet steel bed. G levers connecting the crosshead
to the links under the ends of the bed. H links. J the cross head. K adjusting
L slots, M centre pins.
Barew.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim, is:-
1. The combination with the table C, revolving cutters B, and spindle A, set at
the edge of the table, of a horizontal rest, held in line with spindle for supporting
work to be moulded above a curve as the base, substantially herein described and
according to the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination with the cutters and spindle of a wood moulding machine of
a curved flexible steel bed held at the edge of the table adjacent to the cutters,
substantially herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
3. The flexible steel bed F, adapted to be attached to the top of the bracket D,
adjacent to the spindle A, and moulding cutters B, for changing the curvature
of the bed, substantially herein described and according to the accompanying
drawings.
4. The flexible steel bed F, and the levers G, connected to the ends on the
underside of the bed and connected to the crosshead J, in combination with
the bracket E, and the adjusting screw K, substantially herein described and
according to the accompanying drawings
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.