. Electrical world. FIG. 40.—C.^Kn-ROUTINC M.\CHINE, MOTOR-DRIVEX. machine is emphasized in Fig. 40, which illustrates a card routingTa hine built by R. Hoe & Company. This is for routing curveItes as used on cylindrical presses, the plates being fastened up,,.Sie surface of its drum. A x-hp Crocker-Wheeler -^or supphesthe drive through a belt connection to -/-f =^^\^f °t ,the lower part of the frame and in turn driving through a ong bewhi h changes direction several times in order to impart motion FIG. 43.—C-\SE IN FOUNURY. Senate. The three were made by R. Hoe & Company and are drive


. Electrical world. FIG. 40.—C.^Kn-ROUTINC M.\CHINE, MOTOR-DRIVEX. machine is emphasized in Fig. 40, which illustrates a card routingTa hine built by R. Hoe & Company. This is for routing curveItes as used on cylindrical presses, the plates being fastened up,,.Sie surface of its drum. A x-hp Crocker-Wheeler -^or supphesthe drive through a belt connection to -/-f =^^\^f °t ,the lower part of the frame and in turn driving through a ong bewhi h changes direction several times in order to impart motion FIG. 43.—C-\SE IN FOUNURY. Senate. The three were made by R. Hoe & Company and are drive,iudividually by l-hp Crocker-Wheeler motor through Reno d silentchains. .\ feature of these machines is the protection of the con-trolling apparatus, alluded to before, and clearly brought out ,n the ^Fr4^ -iNes a general view of the electrotype finishing apparatusshowingrouting, shaving and bevelling machines, saws. etc. Most. Fig. 4- -General View of Electrotype Finishing Apparatus. to the spindle of the router on the adjustable tool head. In do inwork on the machine the operator stands on ^^^^^^^^^ ^^lHcut where with his left hand he may revolve the drum to extendh cut in one direction, while with his other hand he may travel the ELECTRICAL WOULD and EXGhNEER. Vol. XLIII. Xo. 3. strikingly indicated in this cut, where it they were to be groupdriven, their number and close spacing would make the probleman intricate one, particularly since it would be necessary to limit theirpositions to allow for straight belt lines. Figs. 31 and 32 illustratethis point most effectively, the first being a view taken in the oldplant when the presses there shown were all belt driven from lineshafting, and the second a line of presses as now set up in the newbuilding. Even the photos show the effect of the increased lighting,and another benefit not indicated so clearly is the absence in thesecond case of dancing shadows cast


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