. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 What I Learned on a Recent Trip. <fl A tour of investigation sometimes leads to many surprises. f§ The writer found that our field of usefulness could be largely increased. €J The first place I struck was a PIANO factory. Here our machine could make the round, square and octagon pilasters, trusses and handles at a saving of from 75% to 100%. Their hand turner produces 45 to 50 trusses daily—we showed them the way to make 700 in th
. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 What I Learned on a Recent Trip. <fl A tour of investigation sometimes leads to many surprises. f§ The writer found that our field of usefulness could be largely increased. €J The first place I struck was a PIANO factory. Here our machine could make the round, square and octagon pilasters, trusses and handles at a saving of from 75% to 100%. Their hand turner produces 45 to 50 trusses daily—we showed them the way to make 700 in the same number of hours. 1$ From the piano to a FURNITURE factory was the next step. Hand turner and back knife lathes were in full swing. They make their square and octagon work by band saw and hand work, nor could they produce fine beaded patterns at reasonable cost. Here we showed them how to insure themselves against hand turners, reduce the cost of making different patterns and eliminate waste. <J Two days later, I visited a DINING ROOM TABLE plant where they make 16" and 18" pedestal's built of glued-up stock. They came in round, square and octagon designs and had to be turned by hand or shaped by band saw. A sample showed them what kind of work they might produce at a reduced cost of over ONE-HALF. <I A WASHING MACHINE man I met at the hotel was interested in my samples. He brought out his dasher parts and machine legs, and after comparing notes we agreed that for his work, to make parts cheap and in quantities, our method has his present one skinned a mile. ^ Then I went to see an old customer, an INCUBATOR factory man, and I can send you a copy of his letter stating he would not sell his machine for $5,000 if he couldn't get another to replace it. <| Numerous jobbers and carpenter shops whom I called on showe dme where they used the variety feature of this tool for making such stuff as screen door spindles, balusters, casings, dadoing, picket hea
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