The Wheel and cycling trade review . ensive line of cycle-making machinery the E. W. Bliss Com-pany, No. 25 Adams street, Brooklyn, N. Y.,have just added that illustrated herewith, apress specially designed for cutting andshaping heavy cups and shells, such ascrowns, hub collars and various styles of con-nections. The press is usually made with4% inch stroke, has 6 inch back centre ofslide, 8 inches from bed to slide when downwith adjustment up, and 5x8 inches openingin bed. One of the novel features is the cam-actuated knockout, which has a movementof 2y2 inches. The knockout is so arrangedth
The Wheel and cycling trade review . ensive line of cycle-making machinery the E. W. Bliss Com-pany, No. 25 Adams street, Brooklyn, N. Y.,have just added that illustrated herewith, apress specially designed for cutting andshaping heavy cups and shells, such ascrowns, hub collars and various styles of con-nections. The press is usually made with4% inch stroke, has 6 inch back centre ofslide, 8 inches from bed to slide when downwith adjustment up, and 5x8 inches openingin bed. One of the novel features is the cam-actuated knockout, which has a movementof 2y2 inches. The knockout is so arrangedthat it can be timed to suit any special caseby adjusting the cam around the shaft. An-other feature is the clutch mechanism,which, in addition to the Bliss automaticclutch on the main shaft, has a frictionclutch on the back shaft, operated by a handlever not seen, so that the operator can stopthe slide at any point of the stroke. Thecounter shaft to run the press at 28 and 40strokes per minute is furnished. Its weightis 6,725 The Bliss Company is issuing a special cata- Llogue of bicycle tools, describing many ma-chines used in the manufacture of bicycles,which may be had by addressing them. The Town Council of Hanover have voted9,300 marks for the construction of a suit-able place where cyclists can practice free. CHAIN WHEEL FOR POWER SAVING. A new English invention, whichto obviate a considerable waste of power onthe part of wheelmen and to do away with thefriction by the stretching of the wheel chain,has been patented. The invention, a chainwheel, is very neat looking and thoroughlymechanically arranged, and it is claimed thatby its adoption a chain can be used no mat-ter how badly worn in parts, giving, at thesame time, easier running than would a newchain and wheel. The driving teeth aresimultaneously adjusted according to the re-quirements of the chain, and thereby theperfect coincidence in the pitch is wheel seems perfect in all respects, andthe chai
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