IMPROVEMENTS IN WOOD WORKING OR MOULDING MACHINERY
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Augustus Avon Cook of South Street, Eastbourne in the
county of Sussex, Engineer for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN WOOD
WORKING OR MOULDING MACHINERY "
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Augustus Avon Cook at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th July 1883.,
AUGUSTUS AVON Cook of South Street, Eastbourne in the county of Sussex;
Engineer IMPROVEMENTS IN WOOD WORKING OR, MOULDING MACHINERY
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This invention relates to improvements in machinery for cutting mouldings on
wood whereby inside curved mouldings can be cut as well as outside curved' and
straight work and in a more simple expeditious and better manner than
hitherto.
In carrying out my improvements I employ an accurately planed iron table of
suitable dimensions and carried on suitable standards or supports. On the table is
placed a carrier fixed in position by a screw nut. The carrier is provided with
adjustable bearings in which works a horizontal spindle for carrying the cutters
the bearings of the horizontal spindle may be raised and lowered by means of
regulating screw and hand wheel so as to adjust the cutters to the required height
from the work which is kept in position on the table by means of suitable springs.
A guard is provided to keep the cuttings from flying about.
Under the table in suitable adjustable bearings operated by a set screw in a
carrier is a-vertical spindle the upper end of which spindle when required for use
may be raised through a suitable hole in the table, the horizontal spindle being in
this case swung out of the way by loosening the screw nut which retains it in
position..
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Both the horizontal and vertical shafts are driven by belting from a countershaft
provided with fast and loose pulleys and driven by any suitable motive power.
For fastening the cutters on the spindles I employ loose collars fitted to the
spindles and cut across with V grooves, the cutters being chamfered to correspond
with the grooves in the collars.

page_text: 'The operation of the machine for straight work is as follows:-The cutters
having been adjusted on the spindle the work to be operated on is placed on the
table and is held in position by the herein before described springs, the depth of
the cut is regulated by the hand wheel and screw and the distance of the work
from the side is regulated by the handscrew of the slide.
For circular work a guide is made in wood to which the work is screwed and a
screw passes through the guide slot in the guide board into the gun-metal slide.
Having regulated the distance by means of the screw of the slide the workman
moves the end of the guide board nearest to him from left to right. The vertical
spindle is worked in a similar manner to that hereinbefore described.
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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Augustus Avon Cook in the Patent Office on the 9th January
1884.
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AUGUSTUS AVON Cook of South Street, Eastbourne in the County of Sussex
Engineer 'IMPROVEMENTS IN WOOD-WORKING OR, MOULDING MACHINERY".
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This invention relates to improvements in machinery for cutting all kinds of
face mouldings on wood whereby inside curved mouldings can be cut as well as
outside curved and straight work and in a more simple expeditious and better
manner than, hitherto.
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In carrying out my improvements I employ an accurately planed iron table of
suitable dimensions and carried on suitable standards or, supports-On. the table is
placed a carrier fixed in position by a screw nut, or nuts. The carrier is provided
with adjustable bearings in which works a horizontal spindle for carrying the
cutters; the bearings of the horizontal spindle may, be raised and lowered by means
of a regulating screw and hand wheel so as to adjust thei cutters to the required
height from the work, which is kept in position on the table by means of, suitable
springs A guard is provided to keep the cuttings from flying about.
Under the Table in suitable adjustable bearings operated by a set screw in a
carrier is a vertical spindle the upper end of which spindle when required for'use
may be raised through a suitable hole in the table, the horizontal spindle being in
this case swung out of the way by loosening the screw nut which retains it.in
position.
Both the horizontal and vertical shafts are driven by belting from a counter-
shaft or countershafts provided with fast and loose pulleys and driven by any
suitable motive power
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For fastening the Cutters on the spindles I employ, loose collars fitted to the
spindles and cut across with V grooves, the cutters being chamfered to correspond.
with the grooves in the collars.
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In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to described

page_text: the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 represents
a plan and figures 2 and 3 front and side elevations respectively of a machine for
cutting mouldings on wood constructed according to my invention; figures 4, to 9
are detached details of some of the parts of the Machine. Similar letters in all
the figures represent similar parts.
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a is the table of accurately planed iron and b b are the standards or supports
for the same.
c is the carrier fixed in position on the table a by the screw nuts d
and d¹ ee are the bearings on the carrier adjustable as hereinafter described in
which bearings works the horizontal spindle f carrying the cutters g: h is the
regulating screw and i is the hand wheel for raising and lowering the bearings e, e,
on the sliding carrier c, so as to adjust the horizontal spindle and thereby the
cutters to the required height from the work; j k and are the springs for
keeping the work in position on the table a; the supports m, and n, of the
springs j and k allowing of these springs being adjusted vertically to suit various
thicknesses of work: o is the guard carried by the bracket p to keep the cuttings
from flying about or getting into the eyes of the workman-q is the vertical
spindle carrying a set of cutters g and placed under the table and working in the
bearings 8 which are adjustable vertically in the bracket or support t; u is the set
screw for raising and lowering the bearings & in the bracket or support t and by
means of which the cutters g are raised through the hole v, in the table when
required for use. w, is the Countershaft driven by any suitable motive power;
x is the pulley on the same for driving the vertical spindle f by the belting 2',;
a² and a² are the loose collars for fastening the, cutters g on the spindles the said
collars being fitted to the spindles and cut across with V grooves b₁ b¹ as clearly
shewn at figures 4 and 5 which represent detached front and side elevations
respectively of one of the said collars: the cutters are chamfered as shewn at c' c¹
in figures 6 and 7 to correspond with the grooves b¹ b' in the collars g, the said
figures representing a plan and an edge view respectively of one of the cutters;
el, is a pin fixed to a sliding carrier f' which is caused to travel along a screw g¹,
by turning a knob h¹; this pin e¹ when operated as described serves to regulato
the distance of the work from the side of the machine; figure 8 is a detached
part plan view shewing this arrangement of regulating screw and slide; figure 9,
shews a plan of a guide board for circular work as hereinafter described.
The operation of the machine for straight work is as follows; The cutters g
having been adjusted on the horizontal spindle f (if the horizontal cutters are to
be used) the work to be operated on is placed on the table and is held in position
by the springs j, k and 1, the depth of cut to be given to the work is regulated
by raising or lowering the sliding carrier c, by means of the hand wheel i and
screw h, and the distance of the work from the side of the machine is regulated
by moving the guide pin e¹ by means of the knob h¹ along the screw g. The
strap is then passed on to a pulley and the machine set in operation
For circular work the wooden guide board (figure 9) is employed; the work
is screwed to this guide board and the pin e¹ on the slide f¹ is passed through
the guide slot in the guide board. Having regulated the distance of the
work from the cutters by means of the screw g¹ of the slide f¹ the workman
moves the end of the guide board nearest to him from left to right.
If it is required to employ the cutters on the vertical spindle q the strap z
is removed from its pullies, the screw nut d' on the carrier c is removed and
the nut d' being loosened the horizontal spindle f, is swung out of the way; the
strap z¹ is now passed on to the pullies y and y¹ and the cutters g, being raised
through the hole v in the table by means of the set screw u, and the machine
set in motion the operation will be similar to that hereinbefore described when
the cutters of the horizontal spindle are employed
With this machine almost perfect safety in working is obtained as the cutters
are protected by the guard o in such a manner that accidents are almost
impossible.
Instead of the arrangement herein before described and shewn in the drawing

page_text: for driving the machine I sometimes employ an intermediate driving apparatus
driven from the engine or other shaft, in which case the horizontal spindle would
be driven direct from the said apparatus and the vertical spindle from the pulley y,
on the countershaft was shewn, the countershaft w being driven by a belt passing
from the intermediate apparatus round the pulley .
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Having thus described my invention and the best means I am acquainted with
for carrying the same into effect what I claim is ;-
Firstly The method herein described of cutting face mouldings on wood by the
employment of a horizontal cutter spindle such as that shewn, the said spindle
being arranged and operated in the manner substantially as hereinbefore described
and represented in the accompanying drawing.
Secondly The improved wood working or moulding machine arranged and
operating substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and represented in
the accompanying drawing."
In witness whereof I the said Augustus Avon Cook have hereto set my
band and seal this eighth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty four.