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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4545, 17 November 1882, Page 1

Business Mottoes. NOT QUITE SO DECISIVE AS IT WAS, BUT A LITTLE MOEE OVEEWHELMINa. WE CHALLENGE the representative of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, or any of the jnrors on Sewing Machines at the Exhibitioi who Toted for tbe report eoming from thai body to oentrovert the following statement of facts. Messrs Meddings, Cunnington, Dale, and Kirk, we call upon you to defend your report. H. C. FISKE ft CO. Christchurch International Exhibition. Jtne 15th, 1882. BBPOBT OP COMMITTEE OP EXPERTS. To H. C. Fiske k Co. DEAE SIE,— In accordance with your requeßt, we have examined the New Davis and the New Singer Sewing Machines, for the purpose of comparing them. In our comparison we have taken into consideration— 1. The mechanical principle involved. 2. The quality of the material used. 3. The degree of workmanship exhibited. i. The facility for doing a good and varied class of work. After taking both maehines asunder, carefnlly examining every piece, and fully testing their capabilities, we have no hesitation in saying that we oonsider the Davis far the superior machine of the two. Our reasons are ns follows *.-=* Li both machines the same method is adopted for actuating the needle bar— viz., & crank with roller working in a oarn. This cam in the Davis maohine is out out of a eolid piece of Bteel and hardened, while in the Singer it ia not only yery much lighter, but is made of common eaßt The feed apparatus of tho two machines are very dissimilar. That of the Singer is the usual ■lip feed. The Davis bas the vertical feed peculiar to itself. In this arrangement the presser foot holds the material firmly down till the needle hns reaohed its lowest point. The pressure is then relieved and transmitted to tho feed bar. Fee* bar, needle, and material ore then, by a very simple contrivance, moved forward simultaneously the required length of Mettom is given to the shuttle in Davis' machine as follows. An eccentrio at the wheel end of the main spindle gives motion to a vertical lever. This in turn transmits it through a ball joint of ingenious construction to the ©nly moving port under the machine, a pivotted lever having at its end an adjustable shuttle carrier. In the Singer Machine a pair of mitre wheels drive a vertical spindle, having at its lower end a crank. A connecting rod from this crank moves a, sliding shuttle carrier. It will be seen that in the Davis there are between the main spindle and the shuttle four points of friction, the pivot carrying the vertical lever, the eccentric, the boll joint, and the pivot of horizontal lover. The twDpnncipal movements, the oocentrio and ball joint, are adjustable, and the parts most liable to wear are made of hardened steel. To compass the same work the Singer employs as points of friction the teeth of the mitre wheels, the two journals of vertical spindle, tho two onds of the connecting rod, and the sliding Bhuttle carrier. None of these places are adjustable. The small wheels ore common cast iron, having a certain amount of backlash, and eonsequent tendency to rattle and break. The connecting rod ib a thin bar of iron, with a hole in each ead. The end whioh runs on the crank pin is one ef the principal joints in the machine, having a considerable amount ef work to do with small bearing stirface, making it very liable to wear, while, as before remarked, there are no means of compensating for any wear. It will be noticed that the shuttle of the Singer Uachiito is carried in a slide, to which a lateral Btraia is given by the driving rod, causing a certain amount of friotion, while in the Davis it is carried by the lever qaite free from friction. Wiih the exception of the small roller working the needle bar, there is not a single piece in the Singer Machine, not even excepting the shuttle, that eannot be cut with an ordinary pocket knife, and there are no means of adjusting any wearing part. In the Davis, not only are most of the pieces made of steel, and tempered, but at every essential point means are provided for taking up any wear. Oa this point we may say that where we had any doubt about the quality of the material employed tho piece waa broken and tho fracture carefnlly oxamined, Having examined the mechanical arrangements of the two machines, we tested their adaptability for work, and we noticed the very peculiar feed of the Davia. In this respect we have been forced to the •onclußion that for all purposes, sewing from the thinnest muslin to even through a metal spoon, the Davis has so parallel for grasp, or for avoiding that puckering often the effect of the pressure on a fore motion feed. We must in common honesty express our astonishment at the range and variety of work accomplished by the Davis, we are satisfied cannot be done by the Singer. In summarising our Teport, we repeat that we have no hesitation in saying that we regard the Davis as very superior to the Singer in workmanship, material, and the mechanical principles inYfilv»a, <vn«* also ia performing a greater range of work. "We fouua me i>a-r-ia to wuih. tviu» c^uni ease from the lightest to the heaviest fabrio. JOHN LEE SCOTT (Scott Bros.) Mechanical Engineer. T. GLUTAS PASCOE, Manager of the Kaiapoi Clothing Factory. GEO. P. ANTHONY, Mechanical Expert, from Nettlefold's Birmingham. 5717 FOE SALB AND TO LBT, By the undersigned : — FABMS and eeveral BMALL BLOCKS around Ohristchurch ; BUBINESB PBEMISES and SITES, some to be let on building leases. Boreas of all Bizes Fob Salb and To Lbs. 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