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1913 Article-C. Redman & Sons, Metal Planer |
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Locomotive Magazine, V19, 14 Jun., 1913, pg. 132 |
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3/27/2024 12:12:16 PM |
The illustration, Fig. 2, shows the latest design of a standard planing machine made by C. Redman & Sons, Halifax. There is a large amount of work for this class of machine in the railway shops, and the example shown will plane up to 8-ft. long by 3-ft. high by 3-ft. wide. It will be noticed that a very deep bed is used reaching right down to the ground, and all the gearing for operating the table is of steel and placed inside the bed. These features enable full advantage to be taken of the high-speed cutting steels.
There are two tool boxes on the cross slide and one side tool box, the former have reversible variable feeds, while the side tool box has a self-acting vertical feed, the horizontal feed being by hand. A conveniently placed handwheel is used for raising and lowering the cross slide, the lifting screws being supported on ball bearings.
The electric drive for planing machines has received considerable attention just lately, and the various systems such as the Lancashire, the Vulkan, and the Vickers' drive are daily becoming more popular. The Lancashire drive by reversible direct connected motors is shown in the illustration. This provides for variable cutting speeds, ranging from 25-ft. to 80-ft. per minute, and return speeds of 90-ft. to 200-ft. per minute. |
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1913 C. Redman & Sons, Metal Planer
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