. Canadian forest industries 1910. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. ^ Band Saw Department—Disston Works, Toronto. 60 by 260 feet, and is all clear space, not a single pillar being there to obstruct the workmen or the light. All the band saw steel which is used in this department is brought from the Philadelphia plant already tem- pered, ground and polished. So soon as the Canadian business is ex- tended sufficiently to permit of carrying on this work at the Toronto plant, the tempering, grinding and polishing will be done there also.
. Canadian forest industries 1910. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. ^ Band Saw Department—Disston Works, Toronto. 60 by 260 feet, and is all clear space, not a single pillar being there to obstruct the workmen or the light. All the band saw steel which is used in this department is brought from the Philadelphia plant already tem- pered, ground and polished. So soon as the Canadian business is ex- tended sufficiently to permit of carrying on this work at the Toronto plant, the tempering, grinding and polishing will be done there also. It is a most important point for mill men to know that in their band saws they are obtaining identically the same product from Toronto as from Philadelphia, and the company therefore make a point of drawing attention to this fact. The buildings are most comfortably ventilated and heated, the heating being done by hot air blast. An indication of the care which the company take to provide absolutely uniform and per- fect results, is afforded by the fact that instead of using the ordinary type of forge they have what is known as an American gas furnace which is heated entirely by gas and gives results which can be depended upon to be identical in every case. These furnaces give a perfectly smooth sur face and ensure an absolutely perfect braze. Similar care is taken i the matter of providing heat for the tempering and hardening furnaces Fuel oil is used for this purpose and by this means a perfectly even heat. The Disstons' New Plant at Toronto. is obtained from one end of the day to the other. The moving of all the heavy materials is effected by means of compressed air. One of the most interesting machines in the plant is a band saw sharpener which will sharpen band saws up to 20 inches in width. This machine is indicative of the company's whole equipment and methods. Everything is of the most modern type and the most recent improvements which have been found to give practical
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