1881 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



545 



ters asking about Texas as a bee State. I will say, 

 some portions are very good, bees often making 

 300 lbs. of comb honey per colony. Eastern Texas is 

 the best; Western and South -Western are good. 



I guess that description of the i-ives you publish- 

 ed, see p. 436, Sept. No., 1S81, of Gle.A-NINGS, was 

 somewhat magnified. Come out and I will show you 

 the caves in Bosque County. B. F. Carroll. 



Dresden, Navarro Co., Texas, Sept., 1881. 



A NEW SA^V-SET. 



ALSO SOME VALUABLE HINTS ABOUT SETTING SAWS. 



PRESUME there are almost as many 

 dilTerent opinions in regard to the way 

 of setting saws as there are machines 

 in tlie market for doing it. The one shown 

 below has received the preference by the 

 great saw-men, Henry Disston it Sons, of 

 Philadelphia. We have sold them for the 

 past year, but as some of onr customers 

 want a little instruction in their use, we 

 give the cut and explanation, from Disston's 

 circular : — 



STAR SAW-SET FOR H.iXD, BACK, BAND, WEB, WOOD 



AND S.MALL CIRCULAR SAWS, NOT THICKER 



THAN 18 GAUGE. 



I • 



STAR SAW-SET. 



Prominent among the advantages claimed for this 

 set is, that it can be operated wholly by the foot by 



means of a treadle, thus leaving the hands free to 

 guide the saw. 



A is the plunger, which is operated by a treadle 

 attached to E, under the machine; B, the hammer, 

 or striking part; C, the anvil; D, the movable gauge; 

 F, the screw to regulate the amount of set. 



The striking part, and the anvil, or portion which 

 receives the blow, are star-shaped, and similar in 

 construction. The points are all of different sizes, 

 and are numbered from 1 to C, and are designed to 

 set different-sized teeth. 



It will strike a blow as sharp and effective as 

 though done by a hammer, and is the most useful 

 and complete saw-set that has ever been offered to 

 the trade. If the saw is //o?(?, several blows should 

 be given in setting it. Raise the back of the saw 

 from the guide-screw F when the first blow is given, 

 and gradually lower it with each blow until the pro- 

 cess is complete. Thus many a good saw may be 

 saved from utter ruin. A trial will suffice. Be sure 

 to clean the saw teeth before setting. 



Messrs. Disston & Sons also give ns the fol- 

 lowing additional directions:— 



DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE STAR SAW-SET. 



First bore a hole through the bench, for the lower 

 end of plunger to pass through; then fasten the set 

 to the bench, as shown in the cut. The piece fast- 

 ened by the screw F over the lower set is only to be 

 used when setting narrow saws, to prevent them 

 from tilting. The points of star-shaped pieces are 

 nuniliered from one to si.v, and are designed to set 

 different sizes of teeth. With this set a blow may 

 be struck as sharp and effective as if done by a ham- 

 mer; if the saw is hard, several blows should be giv- 

 en in setting it. In setting, raise the back of the 

 saw from the screw F, when the ttrst blow is given, 

 and gradually lower it with each blow, until the set- 

 ting is complete. The set can be used with or with- 

 out treadle, as a light tap on the top of plunger is 

 sufficient to set the teeth of saws eighteen gauge in 

 thickness. By using the treadle, you have both 

 hands free to guide the saw. The treadle is not fur- 

 nished by us, but can be attached by any one, pass- 

 ing a rope or wire through the eye in the lower end 

 of plunger, and fastening to a strip of board reach- 

 ing within three inches of the floor, the other end 

 lying loose on the floor. As in the other case, give 

 the treadle a sharp tap with the foot. Never set by 

 pressure. Henisy Disston & Sons. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 37, 1881. 



Where many circular saws are to be set, 

 we have found it conveaiient to fix a pin in 

 the bench, just in front of the set, for the 

 saw to turn on. Put it over this pin, and 

 turn it so as to set every other tooth. Now 

 take it off the pin, turn it over, and set the 

 teeth omitted before. If the pin has a bolt 

 through it, with a thumb-niit on top, you 

 can, with washers, set the saw at any height 

 you wish, and thus insure an exact equality 

 in the set of each tooth. To have it adjust- 

 able for saws of different sizes, the pin 

 should be set in a sliding block, let into the 

 bench. The slide is to have a thumb-nut, 

 to fasten it at any precise spot. Well, after 

 you have set your pin at the right distance, 

 and put on washers enough to raise the saw 

 to the proper height, you can set a circular 

 saw so quickly it will almost astonish you. 



^Ve can furnish above set for Toe; by mail 

 30c more. 



