https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/6a56aa816c7aff989cc4617b62657755.pdf 4826ea6900065e20870d9837211140dd PDF Text Text N ER ATIONAL CHANNE LLING ACHIN ES I.JR HEFFIELD. �INTERNATIONAL CHANNELLING MACHINES LIMITED SI-JIEFFIEL SISKOL JJVORKS P ENIST ONE ROAD Telephone Nos.: Telegrams: "CUTTA BIT, SHEFFIELD." 43004 l~ 43005 OWLERTON. CODES : A.B. C. 4TH & 5TH EDITIO NS. WESTERN UNION, WESTERN UNION FIVE LETTER EDITION, MOREING AND NEAL. LONDON: 1, BROAD STREET PLACE, E.C.2 TELEPHONE No . 7727 LONDON WALL. TELEGRAMS , " CUTTABIT." �lNTERNAT'JONAZ CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. F OREW OR D U NTIL 1921 the only light portable coal-cutting machine for headings and other narrow work ,Nas the Percussive Machine driven by compPssed a ·r, and electrically equipped mines when in need of such a machice had to install an Lf'l-bye air compressor. This necessitated 1 ot only a high first cost b t a high running cost, as an in-bye air compressor large enough to drive one Percussive Coal-Cutter required an ~lectric motor of from 25 to 30 h.p. to drive it. This necessity no longer exists, as the " SISKOL " Electric Header, which is illustrated and described in the following pages, will, with a 3-h.p. motor, do the same work as the Percussive Machine which requires a 30-h.p. motor at the air compressor. 3 �[NTERNMIONAZ CHANNELLING MACH/NE9 Ltd. iNTER.NA'rlON.AZ CHANNELLING MACHINE&' Ztd. " SISKOL ,, ELECTRIC HEADER. 4 TYPE "B." "SISKOL" ELECTRIC HEADER. TYPE "B." MOUNTED ON CARRIAGE FOR FLITTING. �INTER.NATION.Al CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. [NTERNA7'JON.Al CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. "SISKOL" THE "S I SK O L" ELECTR I C HEADER ELECTRIC HEADER TYPE "B" AS will be seen from the illustration, the machine is operated from a column by 1:1,._ means of a sector and swung to and fro across the coal face in the same way as the "SISKOL" Compressed-Air Machine but, whereas in the latter machine the primary motion is percussive, in the Electric Machine it is rotary. All gears are of steel with machine-cut teeth and are enclosed in an oil-tight box, each part receiving a copious supply of lubricant independent of gradient. A new type Chuck has been designed to ensure speedy changing of the extension rods. • Headings or Bards up to 20 ft. wide X 5 ft. deep can be cut by this machine from one setting of the column. 'illf{f\ifNf5;;/f!iX&ii~f¥!&.i?iiWi?&i?i&f;~:g.~I.J.~~Xi~M0iii1i@ff&ftf!iiVf§iff!4'~J~\~~~'.f The machine can be arranged to cut anywhere between floor and roof and will work in seams as low as 18 inches. ~- e8 /, • IR(CLAY8 "r / // It is easy to operate and weighs between 6 and 7 cwt. THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS MACHINE CUTTING OUT FIRECLAY BAND AT FLOOR LEVEL. Motor 3 h.p. 7 6 �lNTERNAT'IONAL CHANNELLING MA.CHINES Ltd. INTERNM"'JONAZ . CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. T HE illustration opposite shows the "SISKOL" Electric Header at work in a Scottish Colliery where it is fitted with a flameproof direct current motor. At this colliery the "SISKOL" cuts regularly 4 places 12 ft. wide x 5 ft. 6 in. deep per shift, while at another colliery in the same district it cuts 6 places per shift, each place averaging 14 ft. wide x 6 ft. deep. There are now in ~se several hundred " SISKOL " Electric Headers, working chiefly in headings and on bord and pillar work. They are also being used to advantage in heading round falls on long-wall faces. In the illustration opposite a base plate with axles attached will be observe~, while on page 5 the illustration shows the same type of base plate but with the wheels on for flitting the machine intact. THE "SISKOL,, ELECTRIC HEADER UNDER WORKING CONDITIONS. 8 9 ------ -- �INTER.NAT'IONAL CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. INTER.NAT'IONAL CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. T ABOVE is a skeleton view of the main and interm~diate shafts with ne~essary g~ar ~heels. .fl. The main shaft has a speed of 400 r.p.m. while the speed of the intermediate 1s 80_0. The gears can be made to deal "".ith a motor spee~ of between l, I00 and 1,700 r.p.m. while still keeping the speed of the mam shaft at approximately 400 r.p.m. A specially designed c~m is secu~ed to the mai? shaft_ and as_the latter ro!ates, the cam, passing between the twm rollers, imparts the rec1procatmg motion to the mam shaft, on the screwed end of which the chuck for carrying the cutting rods is attached. The pinion engaging the gear wheel on the main shaft is broad enough to keep this wheel in mesh during its lateral movement. • 10 HE illustration on this page shows t~e quadrant, the principal parts of which are a malleable iron connecting arm and a hinged steel sector. The former has a casing provided for carrying the steel worm which engages in the machine cut teeth of the sector. It is also provided with two arms through which-as shown on page 4-slide the guide rods which connect the motor end of the machine with the front gear box. A clearance hole is provided in the arm of the quadrant through which passes the intermediate shaft connecting the motor with the gear box. The hinged sector is clarp.ped ·to the column, but as the arm is free to move, the operator by turning the handle on the end of the worm is able to impart the necessary radial motion to the frame of the machine. This is rendered easy by the fact that the cutter, on the backward stroke of the main shaft, comes clear of the coal. II �[NTERNAT'JONAL CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. HE illustration shown here is of the front gear box _which_ carries .the main shaft w_ith cam, gears and rollers in an oil-tight chamber. It 1s a high q_u ahty mall~able c:15t111g and is provided with suitable arms to connect to the guide ~o~s. It 1s also .pr~v1ded with an attachment to take up any wear on the cam or rollers. This 1s don~ by bnng'.ng the ~en:res of the rollers closer together. The swinging action of the cam as 1t rotates m the 011-ttght gear box provides a thoroughly reliable splash lubrication. T 12 ZNTERNAT'JONAL CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. T ~E sy.ritch box s~arter her~ illus~rated ~onfon~s in every respect with the Electricity . m Iylmes _Regulations and is provided with a simple and efficient interlocking device. With t~IS d_evice the box cannot be opened and the cable plugs cannot be withdrawn while the switch is on. The cover must be screwed down tight and the cable plugs placed in position before it is possible to put the switch on. The box is of cast-iron, of ample strength, with hinged lid, and is both flame and damp proof, the joint between box and lid having a broad machined surface. The insulation throughout is thick mica, not less than½ in. thick, with long leakage surfaces. 13 �lNTERNALlONAL CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. SPECIFICATION OF THE "SISKOL" PATENT ELECTRIC COAL-CUTTER. TYPE "B" GEAR BOX. . ·h 1 A casting of best malleab!e iron of_ great s~rength and fitted wit gun meta bearings of ample dimensions formmg an oil bath for the cam shaft and roller bearings. lNTERNAT'JONAL CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. SPECIFICATION-continued SU:PPOR1:ING FRA~E F~R GEAR BOX AND MOTOR. Bmlt up with rods of high tensile steel carrying the feed screw. SECTOR. Built up of malle~ble iron and steel castings of ample strength and fitt d · h steel worm and spindle. e Wlt CAM. Cast steel forging, hardened and ground. SUPPORTING COLUMN. Of the r~versi~le i:atchet type with a buttress thread screw and column tube of best Siemen s acid steel with forged ball race to take the thrust. CHUCK. Made of forged steel and of design which ensures quick changing of the extension rods. ROLLERS. Made of high-class cast steel hardened and ground. EXTENSION RODS. Forgings of high tensile steel; 6 to a set. GEARS. Nickel chrome steel, heat treated. CUTTING BITS. Of best quality cast steel, hardened and tempered. MOTOR. By first-class maker to suit any electric current, fitted with cone gland and 12 ft. of cab-tyre cable. MACHINING. All parts are accurately machined to fine limits, thus ensuring perfect interchangeability. CAM SHAFT. Of high tensile steel, accurately machined, ground and screwed at outer end to receive the chuck. All of British Manufacture. 14 15 �7NTERNATJON.AL CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. INSTRUCTIONS FOR ERECTING AND OPERATING THE "SISKOL" ELECTRIC HEADER. TYPE "B" ERECTING MACHINE. In erecting the supporting column of the machine in position it is necessary to use a wooden block underneath the base of the column and a hard wood block on the top of the screw head. If the floor is hard the wooden block between the base of the column and the floor need not be any thicker than 1 in., and need only be of medium hardness, but should be at least as broad as the base of the column. The block on the top of the column should be of hard wood and not less than 3 in. in thickness, otherwise there is danger of the block splitting. Before tightening up the screw, care should be taken to see that the base of the column is lying evenly on the wooden block ; which means the column must be at right angles to the floor. The position for fixing the column should be the middle of the heading and about 4ft. 6 in. back from the coal face. OILING. Before starting up the machine, care should always be taken to see that the gearbox is not less than half full of oil. Thin lubricating oil only should be used. If there is a leakage tighten the glands slightly. INTERNATIONAL CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. INSTRUCTIONS-continued OPERATING. The _operator ~rom his p~sitio~ behind the column should see that the machme · b · runs ·11 ·m · a clockwise . direction . • The angle of th e prongs on t he ~uttmg ~t w1 md1cate the direction of rotation. The extension rods should be msert:d m the. chuck and turned round against and under the head of the two faste~mg bolts ~n such a way that these bolts will prevent the extension rods from t~rnmg round_ m the chuck when the machine is cutting. These bolts should be ~ghten~d up m such a way as to secure the tapered end of the extension rod tightly mto_the chuck: Start up the machine and feed forward by means of the feed ha1:dle until the. cuttmg bit comes in contact with the coal at the nearest point. Swmg the machme _slowly across the face by means of the operating handle. At the end of each swmg advance the machine a suitable distance depending on the nature of the holing. By this means a continuous channel is made in the coal. When the machine has been advanced the full distance of the extension rod the ~ext longer rod is placed in position and fed in the same manner. This operation 1s repeated until the cut is the required depth. 17 16 �[NTERNATIONAL CHANNELLING MACHINES Ltd. lNTERNAT'IONAL . CHANNELLIN_G MACHINES Ltd. I NSTRU CTIO Ns-continued SCRAPING OUT. · the cut should be kept clear of chips by means of During the cutting operation scrapers ; this is most important. C!:::l:' I !' l CH 3 o, qsr '-9 '? 0 M..CZt'itOO? z.;:c LC3!.i'it.~ . C33?I '1C1TR OP rz:s.- J.5 TO · ~ noo, ~CLOS'Jn. Tb 1II ,. t o 011rt1()· t h11t a STARTING SWITCH. Test through the earth connection. The switch is so ~rranged_ that it. is impossible for the operator to get a shock ; this is obtained by mterlockmg the handle with each plug and also with the lid. To_ open the box~~ rem_ove either or both of the plugs the switch handle must be zn the off posztzon, 1.e., horizontal. Do not use force. On the page opposite is a facsimile of the certificates granted by the Mining Department of the Sheffield University. Thl l U t o oarttfy that a " S i s.KO L" ":HR3B- POL! 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Title A name given to the resource "Siskol" Electric Header Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1929 Subject The topic of the resource Information and diagrams illustrating the portable coal cutting device, "Skiskol" Electric Header. Description An account of the resource 6" x 9" booklet with grey and blue cover. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource International Channeling Machines ltd. Sheffield. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0036 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.