FENCE WIRE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1417, 18 January 1879, Page 5

FENCE WIRE.

The Grangers' Union of Stock Oi, California, has recently added a new department to its already large business — viz., the manu facture of the Scutt patent four pointed steel barbed fence wire, Mr A. J. Robinson, forracily with the Joliet Wire Fence Company, Illinois, patentees of the improved machinery used in their factory, is superintendent of this department, owning one-third interest. The power used in running this machinery is furnished by G. Lissenden's Pacific Agricultural Works. Four of the Scutt patent tw ; sfcers are now in use, and more will be added aa needed, The twister revolves rapidly, each driven by a belt running from a, line shaft, while a s^ool set at right angles to the direction of its velocity, and worked oy internal gear, winds the wire a3 fast as it is finished. Small pieces of steel, oae and a half inch in length by three fourths of an inch in width, are cut with two prongs at each end and afterwards punched into shape by a machine, giving the points opposite directions. Steel made by the Seaman and Martin process ia used exclusively for mak. ing the barbs. The machine plaits the wire instead of twisting it, which gives ifc greater strength than any kind we have before seen. The tension falls on both strands equally when tightened, and in this respect diffars very materially from fence wire in which one strand is simply twisted around the other. Being manufactured by machinery it is perfectly uniform throughout. None bub steel wire is used in the manufacture. The spools of wire are of various weights, varying from 401b to 125 ib p^r spool. As each spool comes from the twister, it is dipped in a tub of chemically prepared punt, weather-proof iron cement coating. The capacity of each twister iB 6001b per day. The superiority of this wire consists in its great strength, in it 3 durability, uniformity, handsome appearance, and 64 extra points on barbs per rod.