IMPROVEMENTS IN DRILLING AND SHAPING MACHINES
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Affifi Lely, of Redditch, in the County of
Worcester, Engineer, for the Invention of “IMPROVEMENTS IN DRILLING
AND SHAPING MACHINES."
Sealed the 13th March 1874, and dated the 18th September 1873.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Affifi Lely at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
18th September 1873.
I, AFFIFI LELY, of Redditch, in the County of Worcester, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN DRILLING AND SHAPING MACHINES," to be as follows, that is to say :-
My Invention refers to a double action machine for drilling the ends
of swivels used for fishing tackle, and for shaping or turning such ends,
the machine also being adapted for forming the points or ends of
sewing machine shuttle reel spindles or bobbins used for other similar
purposes.

page_text: The machine consists of a slide rest or bed upon which are mounted
a pair of cross heads capable of moving to and from the centre of the
machine for the required operations. The cross heads each carries a
longitudinal revolving and sliding shaft in bearings, and having a
pulley being driven by a band from a main shaft, the drilling or shaping
tools are secured in the ends of the shafts, the tools also passing through
guides attached to the cross heads, the points or ends of the tools facing
each other.
In the centre of the machine is a small vertical standard for holding
the blank to be operated upon.
To work the machine I employ a flat cam lever and handle, the cam
lever working on the same centre that carries the vertical standard.
The handle is set at an angle with the cam lever, which has two arms
fitted with rollers working against inclines cut on the inside edges of
the cross heads, so that in moving the handle in one direction the lever
arms will force apart or release the tools from work, whilst the handle
being moved in the reverse direction releases the lever arms from the
cross heads, so that the tools may be brought up to the blank, and this
movement of the cross heads I gain by attaching a strong helical spring
to the cross heads underneath the slide rest, and to cause the tools to
follow up the work done to the blank I attach at each end of the
machine a hinged lever arm and weight having a shoulder bearing up to
the end of the shaft carrying the tool.
By this machine swivels for fishing tackle are drilled at both ends in
one operation by a pair of drills as described, and the ends of such
swivels, or the ends of shuttle reel spindles or other like articles are
similarly shaped or turned by one operation, cutting or shaping tools
being secured in the machine in the place of drills.

page_text: WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Eighteenth day of September, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, in the
thirty-seventh year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said Affifi Lely, Her special
Licence, that I, the said Affifi Lely, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said Affifi Lely, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
O therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for " IMPROVEMENTS IN
DRILLING AND SHAPING MACHINES," upon the condition (amongst others)
that I, the said Affifi Lely, my executors or administrators, by an
5 instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seals, 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 Affifi Lely, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, that is to say :—
My Invention refers to a double action machine for drilling the ends
of swivels used for fishing tackle, and for shaping or turning such ends,
the machine also being adapted for forming the points or ends of.
sewing machine shuttle reel spindles or bobbins, and for other similar
purposes.
The nature of my improvements will be better understood by referring
to the Drawing hereunto annexed, reference being had to the letters
and figures marked thereupon.
Fig. 1 is a plan; Fig. 2, a front elevation; and Fig. 3, an end eleva-
tion of the improved machine which consists of a slide rest or bed (A),
upon which are mounted a pair of cross heads (B) and (C) capable of
moving to and from the centre of the machine for the required opera-
tions. The cross heads (B) and (C) carry a pair of longitudinal

page_text: revolving and sliding shafts (D) and (E) in bearings, and having pullies
(G) and (H) which are driven by a band from a main shaft. (K) and
(L) are the drilling or shaping tools which are secured in the ends of
the shafts (D) and (E), the tools also passing through guides (M) and (N)
attached to the cross heads (B) and (C), the points or ends of the tools 5
facing each other.
revolving and sliding shafts (D) and (E) in bearings, and having pullies
(G) and (H) which are driven by a band from a main shaft.
(K) and
(L) are the drilling or shaping tools which are secured in the ends of
the shafts (D) and (E), the tools also passing through guides (M) and (N)
attached to the cross heads (B) and (C), the points or ends of the tools
facing each other.
: In the centre of the machine is a small vertical standard (O) for
holding the blank (P) to be operated upon.
To work the machine I employ a flat cam lever (R) and handle (R¹),
the cam lever (R) working on the same centre that carries the vertical
standard (O). The handle (R') is set at an angle with the cam lever (R),
which has two arms (R2) and (R³) fitted with rollers working against
inclines cut on the inside edges of the cross heads (B) and (C), so that
in moving the handle (R¹) in one direction, the lever arms (R²) and (R³)
will force apart or release the tools (K) and (L) from work, whilst the :
handle (R¹) being moved in the reverse direction, releases the lever
arms (R³) and (R³) from the cross heads (B) and (C), so that the tools
(K) and (L) may be brought up to the blank (P), and this movement of
the cross heads (B) and (C) I gain by attaching a strong helical spring
(S) to the cross heads underneath the slide rest as at (S¹) and (S²), and to
cause the tools (K) and (L) to follow up the work done to the blank (P).
I may attach at each end of the machine a hinged lever arm and weight
having a shoulder bearing up to the end of the shafts carrying the tools,
but I prefer to use the arrangement shewn in the Drawings for following
up the work done to the blank, consisting of a double crank action (T)
and (T) having a "lazy-tong" movement, and operated by the lever
handle (V), the double cranks (T) and (T¹) having clutches (W), (W), so
that when the double cranks are moved by the lever handle (V), the
shafts (D) and (E) will be actuated to or from the centre of the
machine.
By this machine swivels for fishing tackle are drilled at both ends in
one operation by a pair of drills as desired, and the ends of such swivels
or the ends of shuttle reel spindles or other like articles are similarly
shaped or turned by one operation, for which purpose cutting or shaping
tools are secured in the machine in the place of the drills before

page_text: and the manner in which the same is to be carried into effect, I claim
without limiting myself to these precise details, the several improve-
ments in drilling and shaping machine, substantially in manner as herein
more fully set forth and specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Affifi Lely have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Seventeenth day of March, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.
AFFIFI LELY. (L.S.)