HARDWOOD RECORD 



York, is the only city reached by the three 

 greatest eastern railroads, namely, Pennsylva- 

 nia, P. & R. and New York Central. As the 

 Ilermauce company has its own switching 

 track, it can readily ship over any of the im- 

 portant routes of the country. 



Of the two original incorporators of the 

 Uermance Machine Company, Mr. Hermanee 

 was one of the founders of the old Rowley & 

 Uermance Company, and was president of tliat 

 concern previous to its absorption by the 

 American Woodworking Macliinery Company 

 combination. Mr. Marsh was with the Rowley 

 & Hermanee Comi^any, being for eighteen 

 years its machine designer and general super- 

 intendent. It was due to his ability to design 

 new and improved machines that the Rowley & 

 Hermanee Company was such a marked suc- 

 cess. With the organization of the Hermanee 

 Machine Company, however, Mr. Marsh set 



which this company specializes, and in which 

 it justly takes great pride. This moulder em- 

 bodies the experience of thirty-five years of 

 construction of this class of machinery. 



The frame, as can be noted, is of one piece, 

 is heavy, strong and rigid, and has the weight 

 so distributed as to eliminate all vibration of 

 tlie cutting cylinder. The one-piece construc- 

 tion affects the elimination of any loosening 

 of bearings. Another feature of particular 

 importance in the frame is the heavy outside 

 bearing provided for the top arbor. It is sub- 

 stantially made and is subject to an ad.just- 

 iiient vertically to take up the wear of the 

 end bo.\ of the top head. The importance of 

 tliis feature is immediately evident to any 

 machinist. 



The bed is of an equally substantial ehar- 

 .ncter, as are also the feed works, which the 

 Uermance company claims to be the most 



NEW IIERM.\XCE I'JIO, "DOUBLE-QUICK, \VII)1:-u1'I:N" MOULDER 



himself to the task of bringing out an entire 

 new lino of woodworking machinery. With the 

 advantages of his long experience, Mr. Marsh 

 was able to incorporate in his new designs 

 many original ideas and labor-saving features 

 which were entirely unique. 



On January 1, 1909, Mr. Hermanee sold out 

 his interest to the Hermanee Machine Com- 

 pany, Waldemar Giertseu of the Chicago Ma- 

 chinery Exchange securing the controlling in- 

 terest. At this time J. J. Heintz, vice-presi- 

 dent of the Chicago Machinery Exchange, as- 

 sumed active management of the Hermanee 

 company at Williamsport, Mr. Marsh retaining 

 the position of machine designer and general 

 superintendent. The new management has 

 inaugurated many and great improvements in 

 the equipment of the shop. Various foremen 

 have been sent around on tours of inspection 

 of different machine tool shops to give them 

 an opportunity of picking up new ideas of 

 machine construction. 



The machine cut shown in connection with 

 this article is illustrative of the "Double- 

 Quick, Wide-Open" moulder, a machine in 



jjowerful ever placed on an outside moulder. 

 The feed rolls are driven by wide-faced gear- 

 ing, the pinions which are subjected to the 

 greatest strain, being made from forged steel. 

 As a consequence the machine will feed as 

 strongly when the bed is dropped to its full 

 depth as when working on thinner material. 

 The top feed rolls can be instantly raised or 

 lowered by the operator to admit of a form 

 for setting knives. The springing of the feed 

 shaft is prevented and a steadying of the feed 

 is accomplished by a heavy outside bearing for 

 the upper rolls. A new feature in the feeding 

 apparatus is an appliance enabling the oper- 

 ator to control the feed from the out-feeding 

 as well as in-feeding end. The boxes of the 

 feed-roll arbor bearing, which are of the best 

 i-rucible steel, are so arranged that the belts 

 pull directly against the bottom. 



The particular features of the cutter heads 

 which commend them above similar cutter 

 heads are that the top head has a lateral ad- 

 justment and tho bottom head vertical and 

 lateral adjustment, the distance between the 

 top and bottom heads being less than in t>u< 



cdd style machine. This enables the working 

 of short stock and lessens the travel of mate- 

 rial under liigh pressure. The side heads rise 

 and descend with the table and can be ad- 

 justed latterly, vertically and at angles. The 

 side heads are equipped with the Hermanee 

 patent "double-quick" adjusting device, which 

 enables their being moved across the machine 

 at double tho speed of any other make. 



Another feature to be found only in this 

 machine are the V-shaped bars, cast solid with 

 the table, upon which the side head-stocks are 

 mounted. These bars are planed true and tht 

 adjustable blocks that carry the side head- 

 stocks are accurately planed to fit. As the 

 boxes are drawn against the V-shaped bars, 

 acting on tho principle of a wedge, the side 

 licad-stocks are absolutely rigid and do as 

 smooth work as the top head. 



The "wide open" feature of this unusual 

 nioulder is an arrangement whereby the ma- 

 chine can be so changed as to give free access 

 to all heads for sharpening or adjusting 

 knives, in less than a minute. As a further 

 convenience, the arrangement of chip break- 

 ers is such as to provide the greatest possible 

 efficiency. 



Sectional pressure bars are placed in the 

 rear of the top- head and over the under head. 

 Pressure shoes are provided. with adjustments 

 to conform to all mouldings, and the pressure 

 arms can be swung back to give access to the 

 head. As to the feed, 7 inch and 8 inch ma- 

 chines will run 18 and 30, 29 and 46 lineal 

 feet per minute; for 9, 10, 12 and 14 inch ma- 

 chines the feed is 17-34, 25-52 lineal feet a 

 minute. 



Each machine sold is furnished regularly 

 witli four steel heads, two plain knives for 

 each head, two extra feed spurs, one extra 

 double-flange feed pulley and all the neces- 

 sary tools anrl minor-parts. 



U. S. Exporters Return from Europe 

 llair.v M. Dickson iif Xi)i-r,,lk, \'a.. .ind .Tohn 

 L. Alcork of IJaltimore, prominent members of 

 the special committee of the National Lumber 

 ICxpoiters' Association, which recently mjule n 

 tour of the principal recelvlns ports of Ensland. 

 Scotland and the Continent, to confer with the 

 importers' organizations at those places, have 

 returned to this country. , 



Mr. Alcock stated that the committee had 

 been received with extreme courtes.v wherevci- 

 it visited, and that without question the bene- 

 ficial effects of the conference would be far-reach- 

 ing. The representations of the Americans were 

 siven the closest consideration by tbe foreign 

 conferees, and by this personal contact many 

 questions were settled which had long vexed 

 the exporting market, and could not have been 

 disposed of at long range. The spirit of the 

 foreigners in making every effort to do away 

 with existing objectionable conditions was high- 

 ly gratifying to the American contingent, and 

 while perhaps fully satisfactory results will not 

 be immediate, in the end, the committee thinks 

 that substantial important developments may be 

 expected to follow the conference. The evident 

 conciliatory position taken by both sides will 

 not fall to have its good effect on the trade at 

 large. President Dickson is at work on a report 

 outlying a deliberation of tho various confer- 

 ences, lie will also point out tho conclusions 

 reached in each case and the entire significance 

 cf the actions. Copies will be sent to membei ~ 

 of the association. 



