Patent ID: 7188503

Claim:
A wire drawing machine comprising: a frame; first and second dies operatively supported by the frame; a first drawing block rotatably supported by the frame for use in drawing wire through the first die; a second drawing block rotatably supported by the frame for use in drawing the wire through the second die; a first motor for use in providing power to rotate the first and second drawing blocks; first drive means connected to the first motor for selectively driving the first drawing block at a first rotational condition, the first drive means comprises a first block shaft that is rotatably attached to the first drawing block; second drive means connected to the first motor for selectively driving the second drawing block at a first rotational condition, the second drive means comprises a second block shaft that is rotatably attached to the second drawing block; a first drive shaft that rotates the first block shaft with a first belt and rotates the second block shaft with a second belt; a second drive shaft that is rotated by the second belt and that rotates the second block shaft with a third belt; wherein the first drive means can be selectively adjusted to drive the first drawing block at a second rotational condition independent of the rotational condition of the second drawing block; and, wherein the second drive means can be selectively adjusted to drive the second drawing block at a second rotational condition independent of the rotational condition of the first drawing block.