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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



April 25. 1921 



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 style which can be used to advantage in any size or speed of 

 belting, pulleys, etc. 



While it requires a great amount of lacing, it pays its way 

 once in. (M). underside, (N) top. Fig. 8, style is well used 

 on small 2" width belts such as governor belts, lathe belts, etc. 

 It has great endurance. (O) — underside, (P), top side. Note 

 these strands should be very small 3/16". 



Fig. 8I/2, shows still another style outlined by a friend of the 

 w^riter as possessing merit as given trial by him on large belts. 

 However, the writer having no experience with same — is not 

 able to comment on it. Let it be said — belt lacing is a science 

 and real practice only can familiarize the mechanic with the 

 various ways and means of inserting the strands of lacing. How- 

 ever, any mechanic with imagination can readily observe the two 

 views of the sketches and w^ith the materials w^ork out the 

 styles set forth in the belts by comparing same with the sketches 

 as the work proceeds. 



Pig. 9, show^s what the writer terms the "king of all quick 

 lacings in the style of "straight lacing" for pulleys of large diam- 

 eter. This requires no excess of lacing, is quickly inserted, well 

 braced and will fill the average needs of lacing about any plant. 

 Fig. 10 — shows another favorite style which is old to mechanics but 

 has never been discarded for the new styles in fast speeded belts or 

 pulleys of sn^all diameter. This is shown laced single strands for 

 clearness, but may be made double, as shown, which w^ill make it 

 fit for any hard pull. 



To make this grand lacing more plainly seen in operation, note 

 Fig. (II), sketch — showing an edge view of Fig. 10 sketch. It 

 ■will be seen that the top strand passes to the lower side of belt, 

 also when this joint is rounding a small pulley or large, the same 

 strain is placed on the bottom strands of lacing as is on the top 

 and when belt is made straight — the same strain takes place, owing 

 to the hinge effect produced. 



Fig. 12, shows just why the many stamp sketches of straight-lace 



styles show^n above do not serve as well as the "Hinge" style on 

 rounding sharp curves as with small pulleys of limited diameter. 

 Note in doing this, the top strands become taut while the under- 

 side becomes slack. With the large diameter pulleys this will 

 work very satisfactory owing to the absence of the sharp curves 

 encountered. There is a lacing style suitable for any mechanic's 

 needs shown in this chart, if he w^ould be progressive and have a 

 method for each condition encountered about the plant, he will 

 do well to preserve this issue for future consultation. 



The Prospect Cabinet Company of Cleveland has been chartered 

 with a capital of $ 1 0,000, to manufacture furniture and ^\'ood prod- 

 ucts of all kinds. The incorporators are Sidney E. Ebaner, Edwin 

 H. Klein, Jacob Mandel, D. Rontat and Rose Gottfreid. 



Work was resumed a few^ days ago at the plant of the Stout 

 Furniture Company, at Brazil, Ind., also the plant of the Brazil 

 Wood Products Company. The resumption of these two plants 

 gave employment to 300 people. A number of the other plants 

 at Brazil are planning to resume activity, it is announced. 



The woodwork in the lobby and corridors of the new 

 Hotel Sonntag at Evansville, Ind., now in the course of 

 erection, will be finished in mahogany, it has been an- 

 nounced. The hotel will have in connection a theatre 

 that will have a seating capacity of 2,200, it being the 

 largest theatre in the city of Evansville. Construction 

 work on the hotel and theatre started last fall and will 

 be completed about the first of May at a cost of more 

 than $700,000, This is the largest piece of construction 

 work now going on in Evansville. The building is being 

 erected at the corner of Main and Sixth streets and is 

 expected to greatly add to the appearance of that neigh- 

 borhood. 



