The Manufacture Of Tempered Clay
The Manufacture Of Tempered-clay Brick; Including A Description Of The Most Modern Machinery Employed. The Enormous Demand For Brick In The Large Cities Of The United States Has Vastly Stimulated The Invention Of All Classes Of Machinery To Save Labor And To Produce Quickly Large Quanti Ties Of Green Brick ...
The Manufacture Of Wet Clay
The Manufacture Of Wet-clay Flooring Tiles. The Machine Shown In Figs. 210 To 219 Is The Invention Of Mr. George Elberg, Of Columbus, 0., And Is For The Manufac Ture Of Flooring Tiles In Connnection With His Process. He First Prepares A Thin Sheet Of Clay On Paper, Which Forms ...
The Merrill Roofing Tile Machine
The Merrill Roofing-tile Machine. The Practical Operation Of The Merrill Roofiing-tile Machine. Shown In Figs. 237 To 248, Is As Follows : The Wheels Are Made To Revolve In Direction Of The Arrows ; A Certain Portion Of Clay Is Placed In The Dies Which, By The Corresponding Curvature Of ...
The Process Of Manufacturing
The Process Of Manufacturing Roofing-tiles. When The Process Of Manufacturing Roofing-tiles Is Conducted By Hand, The Method Is Nearly The Same In This Country As In England, And But Few Improvements Have Been Made In This Mode Of Production ; But By The Machine Process We Are En Abled To ...
The Size Of Paving Brick
The Size Of Paving-brick. Mr. Shea, Of Decatur, Ill., Regarding The Size Of Paving-brick, Says : " There Are About As Many Varieties In Sizes As There Are In Clays. Different People Make Different Sizes Of Paving-brick. The Question Is, Which Is The Best Size ? I Have Come To ...
The Tempering Device
The Tempering Device. The Tempering Portion Of The Machine (fig. 6i) Consists Of A Strong Cast-iron Conical Case, In Which Revolves A Horizontal Shaft Into Which Are Set Spirally, Strong Tempering Knives, Or Blades Of Wrought Iron Or Steel (see Fig. 62), So That, As They Pass Through The Clay, ...
Tile Burning Brick
Burning Brick, Tile, Etc., With Crude Oil. In The Burning Of Brick, Tile, Etc., With Natural Gas, The Prin Cipal Obstacle To Be Overcome Was The Tendency Of The Tubes Carrying The Fuel To Become Choked At The Outer End, Where They Came In Contact With The Heat: By The ...
Tile Making Machines
Tile-making Machines. Fig. I6o Shows The Improved Centennial Machine, Made By The Frey-sheckler Co. One Of Many Valuable Features Of This Machine Is Its Great Pugging Capacity. It Is Provided With Two Shafts, Which Revolve In Opposite Directions, One Running At A Speed Five Times Faster Than The Other. It ...
Tools And Appliances Used
Tools And Appliances Used In The Manufacture Of Hand-made Brick. ' The Tools And Appliances Used By A Hand-made Brick Gang, In Addition To Those Which Have Been Mentioned, Are As 'follows, Viz :— One Ames's Spade, No. 2, For Wheeler. One Clay Barrow For Wheeler. One Sieve, No. 42, ...
Treatment Of Clays
Treatment Of Clays. The Peculiarities Of The Clays Necessary For The Manufacture Of Architectural Terra-cotta Have Been Enlarged Upon In Chap Ter Ii. Having Found The Clays Which He Considers Suited To His Pur Pose, The Maker Next Proceeds To Further Reduce The Natural Shrinkage By Mechanical Means, In Order ...
Up And Down Draft
Up And Down Draft Kilns. Kilns For Burning Brick And Tiles Thoroughly And Economically Are Often Constructed With An Up And Down Draft Which Connect With The Same Fire Chamber And Are Usually Provided With Flues Arranged Beneath A Perforated Floor And Which Communicate With The Main Chimney And Outlets ...
Wheelbarrows
Wheelbarrows. Wheelbarrows, Which Are Important Appliances Of A Brick Yard, Are Usually Of One Of Three Different Styles Of Construction ; One Kind Being For The Purpose Of. Carrying The Clay From The Pug-mill Or Ring-pit To The Moulding Table, Which Variety Is Called A " Clay-barrow; " Another Is ...
Winding Drums And Dump
Winding Drums And Dump Cars. As Steam Has Taken The Heavy Work Of Transporting The Pro Ducts Of The Country From The Horses Which Formerly Did The Overland Hauling, So It Is Doing Now In The Brick And Tile Fac Tories. The Apparatus For Drawing The Clay Into The Factory ...
With Daisy Cutting Table
The Mascot Machine, With Daisy Cutting Table. Fig. 26 Illustrates The Mascot Machine, With Daisy Cutting Table, Built By The Frey-sheckler Co, This Machine Is Admir Ably Adapted To Meet The Requirements Of Persons Having Light Power And Desiring To Operate A Factory On A Small Scale. While Embracing The ...