IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OR DIVIDING SHEETS OF STEEL AND OTHER METALS
Year: 1883

page_text: ETTERS PATENT to William Thomas Beesley of Sheffield in the County of
York Manufacturer for an invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION
AND ARRANGEMENT OF MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OR DIVIDING
SHEETS OF STEEL AND OTHER METALS
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Thomas Beesley at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th December 1883.
WILLIAM THOMAS BEESLEY of Sheffield in the County of York Manufacturer
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OR DIVIDING SHEETS OF STEEL AND OTHER METALS
The object of my invention is to construct improved Machinery or Apparatus for
cutting or dividing Sheets of Steel, or other Metal, into strips of any required
width, and is especially applicable to the making of Crinoline Steel
I mount upon or in á suitable metallic frame two or more pairs of spindles one
above the other, each pair being geared together so that they revolve in opposite
directions and at the same speed or thereabouts. The whole nest of Spindles are
also geared together and so driven by suitable Gear that they all revolve at the
same speed or thereabouts-Each Spindle is fitted with adjustable Screws and nuts
to afford facility for adjusting the same
On each Spindle a revolving disc is mounted, such disc being made of Steel
carefully hardened and tempered, and having a sharp cutting edge round its
periphery
;
Each pair of discs are fitted, one vertically over the other and the edges are
sufficiently close together at their Meeting points, to cut or divide the Steel which
is passed between them for that purpose Moreover each pair. of Cutters are so
adjusted that as the Steel to be cut is passed forward, a separate and distinct.cut
is made therein the number of pairs of revolving Cutters in a nest being arranged
to suit the number of Cuts required in the band of Steel to be cut the cutters being
arranged in a diagonal line for that purpose
In case of a cutting disc becoming damaged it can be readily removed and
repaired or renewed without disturbing any of the others
In cutting Steel I prefer to operate upon it while it is in a soft state and
previously to hardening and tempering.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Thomas Beesley in the Patent Office on the 28th June
1884.
WILLIAM THOMAS BEESLEY of Sheffield in the County of York, Manufacturer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OR DIVIDING SHEETS OF STEEL AND OTHER METALS."
The object of my Invention is to construct improved machinery or apparatus for
cutting or dividing sheets of steel, or other metal, into strips of any required
width, and is especially applicable to the making of crinoline steel.
I mount, upon or in a suitable metallic frame two or more pairs of spindles one
above the other, each pair being geared together so that they revolve in opposite
directions, and the whole nest of spindles are also geared together and so driven by
suitable gear that they all revolve at the same speed or thereabouts. Each spindle
is fitted with adjustable screws and nuts to afford facility for adjusting the same
On each spindle a revolving disc is mounted, such disc being made of steel,
carefully hardened and tempered, and having a sharp cutting edge round its
periphery.
Each pair of discs are fitted, one vertically over the other, and the edges are
sufficiently close together, at their meeting points, to cut or divide the steel which
is passed between them for that purpose. Moreover each pair of cutters are so
adjusted that, as the steel to be cut is passed forward, a separate and distinct cut is
made therein, the number of pairs of revolving cutters in a nest being arranged to
suit the number of cuts required in the band of steel to be cut, the cutters being
arranged in a diagonal line for that purpose.
In case of a cutting disc becoming damaged it can be readily removed and
repaired or renewed without disturbing any of the others.
And in order that my said invention may be clearly understood, reference is
hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts.
Figure 1. is a plan of my invention, and Figure 2 is a section on the line x. x of
Figure 1. a a is the frame in which the spindles b. b. are mounted. d. d. are the
revolving discs formed with cutting edges, as shewn. c c¹ are a fast pulley and
loose pulley; the fast pulley drives the shaft e upon which a toothed wheel fis
fitted; this wheel drives the nest of gear as shewn in the figures. The discs may
be adjusted upon the spindles b. b. by means of the nuts g.g and adjustable
centres h. h and i. i. k. is an adjustable guide to regulate the width of the first
cut, the remainder being regulated by the successive distances of the discs on their
spindles.
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. In machinery or apparatus for the purposes described, the use of pairs of cutting
discs d. d., rotating in opposite directions, mounted upon the spindles b. b and
capable of adjustment upon such spindles, substantially as described and shewn on
the drawings.
2 In machinery or apparatus for the purposes described, the use of the adjustable
guide k for regulating the first cut, substantially as described and shewn on the
drawings

page_text: 3. The general combination and arrangement of the several and respective
appliances, together constituting my improvements in the construction and
arrangement of machinery or apparatus for cutting or dividing sheets of steel and
other metals, herein before described and shewn on the drawings, or any mere
modification thereof
In witness whereof I the said William Thomas Beesley have hereunto set my
hand and seal this twenty seventh day of June in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty four.