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1893 Article-Niles Tool Works, Large Pipe Cutting Machine |
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Cassier's Magazine Jan 1893, pg. 232 |
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11/14/2012 8:57:47 AM |
Recent developments in machine tool construction brings to notice a tool just designed and brought out by the Niles Tool Works Company, of Hamilton, Ohio.
The machine was designed for cutting off large pipe, ranging from thirty to forty-eight inches in diameter, and for that purpose a very large, massive and powerful tool was necessary. The driving mechanism of the face plate and the movement of the carriage on the bed are controlled by the operator standing in one position, by the use of clutches handily arranged, as shown in the illustration. The cutting is done by two tools revolving around the pipe, the tools being held in the tool-heads, the latter being bolted to the faceplate, and the pipe is clamped in two V-form chucks, as shown, adaptable to the various sizes of the pipe. All gears are cut from the solid. The spindles, shaft and lead screw of steel, of ample diameters for the duty of the lathe. The machine shown is engine-driven, and for large pipe. The tool can be constructed for pipe of any sizes and lengths, and either belt or engine driven, to suit the requirements. |
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1893 Niles Tool Works, Large Pipe Cutting Machine
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