GEARS EASILY REMOVED—All the large gears are fastened by an improved method. Instead of driving them onto keys, which makes their removal difficult, we use with each large gear a square key let into the shaft, and two set screws. The gears fit the keys, but not tightly enough to prevent their easy removal after loosening the set screws.
CLUTCH GEARS—The Calender Rolls are stopped and started by large Clutch Gears which are a great improvement over the common Drop Shaft and Gear. With this method the starting strain is distributed over all the teeth in the Clutch Gears, entirely doing away with the frequent breakages under the old system.
BEARINGS—Where it is possible the bearings are made in bush form, as shown in cut [page 26], thus reducing to a minimum the time taken to make replacements and the cost of same. Our bearings are very easy to adjust, and their special form prevents oil from getting to the inside of the machine. All high speed Shafts, viz., Fan, Side and Beater Shafts, have ring oiling bearings.
TOP CAGES AND COVERS—The Top Cages of our Lappers are easily removed, as will be seen by referring to the cut, [page 26]. The sides of the cage cover or bonnet fit snugly over the bushed bearings. To remove the cage or bushings, it is only necessary to turn back the cover. These covers are all made with oil holes directly over the bearing, so it is not necessary to raise the cover for the purpose of oiling.
NO TILTING OF LAP RACKS—The Lap Racks slide up and down on steel shafts, which entirely prevent the tilting of the Racks and consequent breakages.
SHAFTS—Our Beater and Fan shafts are made from a very hard iron specially mixed to give long life to these high speed shafts.