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OCT. 1, 1882. 



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NOTES FROM THE: BANNER APIARY. 



NO. 35. 



^^|OME time last spring- 1 mentioned la my "Notes," 

 ^§)) that I was making a new foot-power buzz-sawi 

 " and, when it was finished, I would tell the 

 readers of Gleanings how it pleased me. That 

 somebody has been waiting for me to "tell," will 

 be seen by the following: 



Friend Hutchi)i><on:—M you will send mc a clear 

 description of your home-made buzz-saw (it must 

 be plain enough so that I can understand every 

 piece), I will send you $1.00. H. C. Graeper. 



Westphalia, Knox Co., Ind., Aug. 16, 1883. 



Mr. W. Z. Hutchinson:— I have waited long and 

 patiently for the description of that foot-power saw 

 you told us about in the April No. of Gleanings, 

 and promised to describe when finished. Will you 

 be so kind as to redeem your promise? Also, if it is 

 not asking too much, would j'ou describe your modn.'i 

 operandi of burying bees in clamps? 1 am sure you 

 will benefit many young bee-keepers besides myself, 

 by describing these in Gleanings. 



F. S. McClelland. 



New Brighton, Pa., Sept. 8, 1883. 



home-made foot-power saw. 



Those who are thinking of making a saw should 

 send for the Nov. No. of Gleanings for 1878 and 

 18T9, as these numbers contain descriptions of the 

 saw that I first made. In this article I shall not go 

 80 much into detail as in the former descriptions. 

 The framework of the saw that I now have is made 

 similar to a cross-legged table. It is made of 3x3 oak 

 scantling. The legs ore 5 ft. 6 inches long, and cross 

 each other 3 ft. 4 inches from their lower ends. 

 "Where they cross, a perpendicular slot, ['« of an in. 

 deep and four inches wide, is made upon the inside 



of each leg, and into this slot is fitted a piece of 

 hard wood 4 inches wide, 1 inch thick, and 1 ft. long. 

 The bolt that passes through the legs where they 

 cross also passes through a slot cut in this piece of 

 hard wood. Through the lower end of this piece of 

 hai'd wood is a hole in which runs the iron gudgeon 

 on the end of the main shaft. Of course, each pair of 

 legs is furnished with such a piece of wood. Each 

 pair of legs is 3 ft. 7!" inches apart at their upper 

 ends. The length of the frame,— that is, the distance 

 from one pair of legs to the other pair is about 5 ft. 

 The tops of one pair of legs are fastened to the tops 

 of the other pair by pieces of 3x3 oak scantling, 

 bolted on. These pieces of 3x3 scantling are about 5 

 ft. long, 3 ft. 'tVi inches apart, and parallel with 

 each other. Upon the tops of these parallel pieces, 

 and at right angles with them, are bolted two pieces 

 of 3x3 scantling, 3 ft. Vk inches in length. These 

 last -mentioned pieces are also parallel with each 

 other. The one at the left, as one stands in front 

 of the frame, is 13',i inches from the end of the 

 framework, and the other piece (the right-hand 

 one) is 3 ft. 3 in. from the front end of the frame 

 work. They are 14 inches apart. It is upon the top 

 of these pieces, midway between their ends, that 

 are bolted the boxes, or set -screws, of the saw- 

 mandrel. The saw-mandrel is nf steel, one inch in 

 diameter, and about 13 inches in length. It is point- 

 ed at the ends, and runs in set-screws. It has a 3x3- 

 inch iron pulley. The saws are 8-ineh. Oh, yes! 

 the mandrel was bought second-hand, at a machine 

 -shop. The largo band-wheel is 46 inches in diame- 

 ter, and 8 inches across the face. It is made of fel- 

 loes 3 inches wide, sawed from a pine board. The 



