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EMERY'S CHEESE PRESS. 
Plate XII. 
The requisites of a good cheese press are a continuous and uniform pressure upon the 
cheese during the pressing process, and the practicability of adapting it to the required force 
for cheeses of all sizes, in such a manner that they shall be uniformly pressed. 
§ 129. The press, as shown in Plate XII, in center right hand, is one of the most 
efficient , cheap, convenient, simple and portable ever made, and is in very general use in 
several of the largest cheese-making counties in this State. The illustration is too plain to 
need any description'. It is a simple rack and pinion — the rack extending upward from the 
follower, and passes the pinion which is inside the frame ; the pinion is fitted upon the same 
shaft with the ratchet-wheel seen upon the side of the frame. One end of the iron lever 
which passes across the press, is fastened upon a fulcrum bolt at one side of the press, and 
passes through an iron guide, and receives the necessary weight upon the extended end. 
Upon the iron lever near the fulcrum bolt is attached a hook or pall, which, on raising the 
weight end of the lever, catches hold of the teeth on the large wheel, and on letting go the 
lever, the hook pulls upon the large wheel, and by it the pinion is turned in the rack, pro- 
ducing the downward pressure, which continues until the lever rests upon the guide, when 
the attendant simply raises the lever and weight again, and the hook takes hold of other 
teeth in the wheel. The whole press weighs about 150 pounds, and suitable for a cheese of 
50 to 100 pounds. Price $12. 
BUTTER WORKER. 
Plate XII. 
Much depends on the manner of working the butter after it is churned, as this is but a 
continuation of the process of churning, and consists chiefly in expelling the remaining milk 
from among the particles of butter in the mass, as it is taken from the churn, which, if not 
thoroughly done, will in time become rancid, and produce what is termed strong butter, 
and which, depreciates it in price from 10 to 30 per cent in market. 
§ 130. A good butter worker is shown in the middle foreground, and is made of a quad- 
rant-formed hard-wood table, upon three legs, with ledges on the two straight sides, coming 
nearly together at the square corner. The leg at this corner is a little lower than the other 
two, which causes the milk and water to drain off into a pail or tub for the purpose. Over 
this table is. a fluted conical cylinder, with a hole through its center for a handle to pass 
through, and attach to an iron staple at the lower end. It is operated by rolling it back- 
ward and forward over the whole table, where the butter is kneaded over and over as a baker 
kneads his dough. The salting and seasoning is also done with the same machine. This is 
also very useful for bread-making purposes when desired. 
Price, all wood, $7 00 Price, with marble slab, . $15 00 
SHINGLE SAWING- MACHINE, 
FOR 
HOUSE OR OTHER POWER. 
Plate VIII. 
§ 131. This machine consists of a slitting saw of suitable diameter mounted upon a 
substantial mandrel, having on the other end a heavy balance wheel ; the latter is only 
needed where the power is limited, as for instance when used with a Horse Power. 
The whole arranged upon a wood frame similar to that of the common wood saw ; also 
with ways and a sliding table, with an adjustable vibrating gauge. 
The bolt or block of wood to be sawed is laid upon this sliding table, and pressed against 
the gauge by the left hand, while with the right hand this sliding table is pushed forward, 
carrying the bolt and gauge, cutting off the wood between the saw and the gauge. 
The piece so cutoff forms the shingle, which may be made any desired thickness by ad- 
justing the stops of the gauge, and the tip or taper may be made either way at the option of 
the sawer by vibrating the gauge which is hung upon a pivot at its center, as he presses the 
bolt against it with his left hand, so as to bring either end of the gauge nearer to the saw. 
The° advantages of this Machine are, its cheapness, simplicity and portability. 
§ 132. The shingle bolt being managed by the hand, may be turned end for end from time to 
time, to avoid making any bastards, and the butts of the shingles may be made either way 
to avoid sawing crosswise the grain, thus making more shingles and better ones, and it can 
be fed as fast as the saw will cut, according to the thickness and hardness of the wood. 
$ 133. All the parts embraced in the shingle sawing apparatus are also made in the form 
of an attachment to be used upon the ordinaryrailroad wood saw-mill described in § 42. 
The Machine may be operated by horse or any other power, and will saw from four to six 
thousand shingles per day, according to the power used and dexterity of the sawer. 
Price of Fhincle Machine, with a 24 in. circular Shingle Saw, all in running order, complete, $50 00 
The Shingle attachment for the Common Circular Wood Saw-Mill, including a 24 in. Shingle Saw, 30 00 
Shingle jointers are also furnished, to be operated by the foot, at $10, or with cam and 
pulley for $15, which are efficient, cheap and easily operated. 
