Improvements in and connected with Circular Saws.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 17th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Circular Saws.
I JOSEPH BENTON, 162 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, Saw Mill Proprietor and
Timber Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The horizontal saws and automatic feed hereinafter described relates to saw
benches for bevelling and cutting to size with one operation, and can be adapted
to any size saw bench with or without rise or fall spindle. The improvements
consist of two small horizontal saws (marked A A on Sheet 1) the saws being fixed
to disc with collar (marked C C on Sheet 1) which slide up or down as required on
spindles (marked D & D' on Sheet 1) also vertical spindle with bevel or square feed
roller (marked B on Sheet 1). The horizontal saws A A, and vertical feed roller B,
are regulated by hand wheels right and left of bench (marked E E on Sheet 1)..
Feed roller B holding wood tight to fence by weight (marked F on Sheet 1) and
in both cases driven by mitre cog wheels (marked G G on Sheet 1) from counter
shaft fixed under floor or at end of bench. The vertical spindles D & D' upon
which horizontal saws A A are fixed, can be displaced, also feed roller B, leaving the
bench clear for ordinary cutting purposes. The regulating and adjusting of spindle
(D 1 on Sheet 1) is done with slots in plate (marked R R on Sheet 6) the said spindle
being worked from spindle D by cog wheels (marked H H on Sheet 1). The vertical
feed roller being driven with chain belt (marked I on Sheet 1) from counter shaft.
No. 2 Sheet shows position of rise and fall spindle (marked K) regulating hand
wheels (marked C C) also mitre cog wheels and all principal parts under bench from..
tail end.
No. 3 Sheet shows feed end of bench, the bevel fence (marked L) with piece of
wood in position showing for what purpose this invention is to be used, the circular
saw (M) cutting the bevel and horizontal saws (A A) cutting to width at one and
the same time, leaving the wood ready by ore process for the moulding machine.
The feed roller (B) holding wood to fence by weight (F) feeding circular saw at
same time.
No. 4 Sheet shows bench right hand. from feed end with V slide (marked N)
for regulating horizontal saw spindle (marked D) also pulley of spindle (marked O).
No. 5 Sheet shows bench left hand from feed end with position of horizontal
saws, vertical'feed roller with driving gear for same, also. V slide (marked P) for:
regulating same, spindle and feed, and their respective positions to roller fence, which"
falls to receive same.
No. 6 Sheet shows top of bench with position of cog wheels, also feed roller.

page_text: Improvements in and connected with Circular Saws.
I, JOSEPH BENTON, 162, Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, Saw Mill Proprietor and
Timber Merchant, 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 :-
The invention relates to certain improvements in a circular saw bench for cutting
wood for mouldings, the wood being bevelled and sized by one operation, with
automatic feed for steam or other power.
Referring to 6 sheets of drawings left with the Provisional Specification,
Sheet 1 is a side elevation of machine which shows position of horizontal saws
and automatic feed with their adjustments.
Sheet 2 shows position of rise and fall spindle.
Sheet 3 shows feed end of bench.
Sheet 4 shows bench right hand from feed end with V slide.
Sheet 5 shows bench left hand from feed end.
Sheet 6 shows top of bench with position of cog wheels, also feed roller.
The horizontal saws and automatic feed hereinafter described relate to saw benches
for bevelling and cutting to size with one operation, and can be adapted to any size
saw bench with or without rise or fall spindle. The improvements consist of two
small horizontal saws (marked AA on Sheet 1) the saws being fixed to discs with
collar (marked CC on Sheet 1) which slide up or down as required on spindles
(marked D & D on Sheet 1) also vertical spindle with bevel or square feed roller
(marked B on Sheet 1). The horizontal saws A A, and vertical feed roller B, are
regulated by hand wheels right and left of bench (marked EE on Sheet 1), feed
roller B holding wood tight to fence by. weight (marked F on Sheet 1), and in both
cases driven by mitre cog wheels (marked G G on Sheet 1) from counter shaft fixed
under floor or at end of bench. The vertical spindles D & D¹, upon which horizontal
saws A A are fixed can be displaced, also feed roller B, leaving the bench clear
for ordinary cutting purposes. The regulating, adjusting, and displacement of spindle
(D on Sheet 1) is done with slots in plate (marked R R on Sheet 6) the said spindle
being worked from spindle D' by cog wheels (marked H H on Sheet 1). The vertical
feed roller being driven with chain belt (marked I on Sheet 1) from counter shaft.
No. 2 Sheet shows position of rise and fall spindle (marked K) regulating hand
wheels (marked EE) also mitre cog wheels and all principal parts under bench
from tail end.
No. 3 Sheet shows feed end of bench, the bevel fence (marked L) with piece of
wood in position showing for what purpose this invention is to be used, the circular
saw (M) cutting the bevel, and horizontal saws (AA) cutting to width at one and
the same time, leaving the wood ready by one process for the moulding machire.
The feed roller (B) holding wood to fence by weight (F) feeding circular saw at
same time.
No. 4 Sheet shows bench right hand from feed end with V slide, (marked N)
for regulating horizontal saw spindle (marked D) also pulley of spindle (marked O).
No. 5 Sheet shows bench left hand from feed end, with position of horizontal
saws, vertical feed-roller with driving gear for same, also V slide (marked P) for
regulating same, spindle and feed and their respective positions to roller fence,
which falls to receive same.
No. 6 Sheet shows top of bench with position of cog wheels, also feed roller.
Spindle (D', Sheet 3) fits into a revolving barrel, and can be displaced by being
lifted in or out.
Fence (L Sheet 3) is a skeleton fence, and is supported by an arm
on the

page_text: regulating spindle at feed end of bench, as shown on Sheet 4. The face of fence
can be raised or lowered according to angle required for cutting.
The handwheel (marked E on Sheet 1) to right of bench is used in conjunction
with fork (marked J), cog wheels (G G), and vertical feed roller (marked B) to move
them backwards and forwards on spindle. The handwheel (marked E) to left of
bench (Sheet 1) is used for moving cog wheels and spindle D' backwards and forwards,.
thereby regulating saw A (Sheet 1) to cut different sizes of wood, and is more clearly
shown on Sheet 6, and is shown on Sheet 3 at reverse end of bench.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a circular saw bench the application of two small horizontal saws (marked A A
on Sheet 1) to operate upon and take the wood, in whatever breadth may be required,.
by means of a mechanical attachment to small discs with collars (marked CC on
Sheet 1), which slide up or down as required on spindles (marked DD' on Sheet 1),.
and also the application of a feed roller (B on Sheet 1) by means of which the wood
is fed automatically and held tight to fence, thereby being cut more regularly, in
combination with endless chains (marked I I) and mitre cogs (GGG) to drive the
spindles and automatic feed, substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 15th day of October 1806
JOSEPH BENTON.