WOOD-WORKING PLANT.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18073, 15 May 1924, Page 5

WOOD-WORKING PLANT.

THE SMALL SHOP,

Almost every town has its small woodworking shop and every city has several of them. Tho mechanical equipment used in the average small millwork factory varies considerably, but usually it includes from six to ten small woodworking machines, a sash and door clamp and a small dust-colleetifjg system. A representative small cabinetstair shop visited recently has the following machines:—A 2f>in planer, 12in jointer, 30in triple-drum sander, cutoff saw, variety saw, 24in band saw, single-spindle shaper, boring machine and sash and door clamp. ' Only the first three machines on this list are piped to tho dust-collecting system. The fan is a small on©--a No. 25 with a 12in inlet pipe. The fan is belted to a 3-h.p. motor that runs i 172()r.p.m- Both the fan and ite motor have the' same size pulleys, hence both make the same number of turns per minute. This fan gives' a very good draft at hoods of all three machines and at tho single floor sweep where sawdust and bonng chips are disposed of. The concern supplies complete millwork for new homes, and fixtures for small stores, but it manufactures only stair work, cabinet work, screens and a few miscellaneous items. Doors, sash, window frames and mouldings are purchased from stock factories. The sash and window frames are obtained in the knock down and then assembled in the shop to fill orders. \ Stiles and rails in cabinet framing and'screens are joined together by dowel construction. Screen stiles and) rails are cut net length and painted before assembly. They are put in the sash and door clamp, clamped in proper position and then bored with a portable electric drill, each hole going through the stile edgewise and into the end of the rail about ljin. Dowels x 3Jin are driven into the holes, two dowels each at top and bottom rails and one in the_middle rail. Screen stiles are made 2Jin wide to permit the use of even-width screen. wire. Clover-leaf screen moulding is used to cover the edges of the wire. Moulding and framing are painted before assembly. The basis of figuring window screen prices at this factory is 26c per square foot.