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1908 Article-W.A. Fell, 24 in. Spoke Handle & Turning Machine |
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The Timber Trades Journal, V63, 21 Mar 1908, pg. 809 |
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11/19/2014 12:38:45 PM |
Mr. W. A. Fell, of Bridge Iron Works, Windermere, of bobbin and wood-turning machinery fame, reports an increasing business in the special machines made. We illustrate herewith their 24 in. spoke and handle-turning machine, which has been specially designed for the use of motor and carriage wheel builders and makers of hammer and hatchet handles, its production of these being at the rate of 2/3,000 per day, and the
finish all that could be desired even on the thinnest and most springy samples. The right-hand centre headstock is arranged to slide to and from the cutters, independent of the cam governing the travel of the main slide, and thus the oval at one end of the work may be entirely different to that on the other end. This is a very valuable feature for many kinds of work. The cutter-heads are of a large diameter and most improved construction, and take off a shearing cut from the work, enabling slender stuff to be done without chatter. A variable feed to the spindle revolving the wood is a new and valuable feature of this machine. For newel posts, table legs, etc., this machine will be found all that is desired, and visitors can see these machines at work on their own samples by appointment. |
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1908 W.A. Fell, 24 in. Spoke Handle & Turning Machine
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