A COMBINED CIRCULAR, RACK, AND BAND MACHINE FOR SAWING TIMBER to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: We EDWARD WHITEHOUSE TURNER, of the firm of H. Turner and Sons of
Bloxwich and the Green Darlaston in the County of Stafford, Timber Merchants,
and JABEZ REYNOLDS of Reeves Street Bloxwich in the County aforesaid, Manager
for the said H. Turner and Sons do hereby declare the nature of our said invention
for "A COMBINED CIRCULAR, RACK, AND BAND MACHINE FOR SAWING TIMBER
to be as follows:-
"
Our invention consists in the construction of a machine having a Band saw and
a Circular saw upon the same bed or frame. The band saw takes its motion from
and works upon two wheels or pulleys, one of the said wheels or pulleys being fixed
upon a shaft or spindle working in a vertical frame or stand, erected upon the bed
of the machine, and having a screw working in two moveable studs fixed upon the
said frame or stand, for the purpose of adjusting the said pulley, so as to prevent
friction on the back of the saw, and at the same time to cause the saw to run
perfectly smooth and straight.
The other wheel or pulley revolves upon a shaft or spindle beneath the bed of
the machine, and is actuated by a band taking its motion from, and running upon
a pulley receiving motion by a suitable arrangement from an engine worked by
steam power. The circular saw revolves upon a shaft or spindle in front of the
band saw,
The object of our invention is First, the construction of a single machine which
is capable of performing the same work as two. Second, by the adoption of a band
saw, which can be made so much thinner than a circular one capable of performing
the same work, not only is unnecessary waste in sawing valuable timber avoided,
but the timber is more expeditiously and evenly sawn.
We also claim as part of our invention a gauge which is worked by a screw and
being capable of being moved backward, forward, or at right angles, and is intended
to answer as a guide for the sawing of timber of various thicknesses, and to answer
for both purposes, that is to say for the band saw and the circular one.

page_text: We do not wish it to be understood that we claim anything novel in the use of
a circular saw, but merely the combination of a circular, rack, and band saw in one
machine.
We do not however strictly confine ourselves to the precise details herein
contained, as the same may be open to some slight modifications.
We EDWARD WHITEHOUSE TURNER of the firm of H. Turner & Sons, Bloxwich,
and the Green Darlaston, in the County of Stafford, Timber Merchants, and JABEZ
REYNOLDS of 62 Reeves Street Bloxwich in the County aforesaid, Manager for the
said H. Turner & Sons, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
A COMBINED CIRCULAR RACK, AND BAND MACHINE FOR SAWING TIMBER" and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
"
Our invention consists in the construction of a machine, Fig 2. having a Band
saw and a Circular saw upon the same bed or frame. The band saw takes its
motion from and works upon two wheels or pulleys, one of the said wheels or
pulleys a. Fig 1. being fixed upon a shaft or spindle-b. working in a vertical
frame or stand-c. erected upon the bed-d-of the machine, and having a screw-
e-working in two moveable studs-f. f-fixed upon the said frame or stand, for
the purpose of adjusting the said pulley so as to prevent friction on the back of the
saw, and at the same time to cause the saw which passes through a fork or guide
in the end of the arm-m-to run perfectly smooth and straight. The other wheel
or pulley is also fixed upon a shaft or spindle beneath the bed of the machine, and
is actuated by a band taking its motion from and running upon a pulley which
receives motion by a suitable arrangement from an engine worked by steam power.
The circular saw-g-Fig 2. is fixed upon a shaft or spindle with which it
revolves in front of the band saw. When however either saw is required to be
used the other has to be removed, which is the work of only a few minutes..
The object of our invention is First, the construction of a single machine which
is capable of performing the same work as two separate machines. Second, by the
adoption of a band saw which can be made so much thinner than a circular one,

page_text: boards of any depth or thickness may be cut, thus not only is unnecessary waste in
sawing valuable timber avoided, but the timber is more expeditiously and evenly
sawn.
We also claim as part of our invention a gauge-h-Fig 1. which is moved at
right angles by a screw attached to the handle i-and capable of being moved
backward or forward upon the rod-k-and secured in position by two pins-l. l.
and is intended to answer as a guide for sawing timber of various thicknesses, and
to answer for both purposes-that is to say for the band saw and the circular one.
The rack and pinion, and other mechanism connected with the working of the
bed or carriage of the machine is old.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is
The improved construction of timber sawing machines with band and circular
saw combined, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by figures 1
and 2 of drawings.