The shoe industry . but as performed upon a machine it becomessimple and rapid. It is claimed, indeed, that thisparticular machine process has been the leadingfactor in the great development of shoe manu-facturing in recent times. After this process thesurplus parts of the lip, upper, and welt are trimmedoff by the inseam trimming Welt Beating. The next process is welt beatingupon a machine in which a small hammer with rapidstrokes beats the welt down evenly at the side of theshoe. The insole and the welt are now coated overwith rubber cement. At the same time the outsolereceives a c
The shoe industry . but as performed upon a machine it becomessimple and rapid. It is claimed, indeed, that thisparticular machine process has been the leadingfactor in the great development of shoe manu-facturing in recent times. After this process thesurplus parts of the lip, upper, and welt are trimmedoff by the inseam trimming Welt Beating. The next process is welt beatingupon a machine in which a small hammer with rapidstrokes beats the welt down evenly at the side of theshoe. The insole and the welt are now coated overwith rubber cement. At the same time the outsolereceives a coating of cement. 1 Sole Laying. When this has dried slightly theprocess of sole laying takes place. The sole is putin place and pressed firmly upon the shoe and weltin the sole laying machine, remaining in the machinea sufficient length of time for the cement to set Rough Rounding. Next comes the trimming ofthe sole and welt so that they will extend a uniformdistance from the upper leather. This process is. Operating the U. S. M. Co. Lasting Machine 207 The Making Department 209 called rough rounding and is one of the most im-portant, exacting, and arduous processes found inthe entire factory. A machine gauges the distanceat which the cutting shall be done from the last,cutting usually wider on the outside of the shoethan on the inside and reducing the width of theshank. In any lot of shoes, large or small, passingthrough the hands of the rough rounder there mustbe tne same variation of margin according to sizeand design. The rough rounding machine cuts also a littleslit or channel along the edge in the bottom of thesole. This channel was formerly cut by hand. Itspurpose is to allow a covering for the stitchingthat Heel Seat Nailing. The process of rough round-ing deals simply with that part of the shoe in frontof the heel to which the welt has been sewed. Theheel portion of the outsole is next fastened by nailingsecurely through to the inner sole. The surpl
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