US270365A

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Publication number: US270365A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1883-01-09
Anticipated expiration: 1900-01-09

Description

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. J. S. BANOROPT 82; W, H. THORNE.

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MACHINE FOR SHARPENING DRILLS.

i Patented Jan. 9,1883.

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J. S. BANOROPT & W. H. THORNE,

MACHINE FOR SHARPENING DRILLS.

No. 270,365. Patented Jan. 9, 1883.

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'J. S. BANOROFT & W. H. THORNE.

MACHINE FOR SHABPENING DRILLS.

Patented J an. 9, 1883 Wiinesses:

q sylvania, have invented certain new and useiINrran STATES ATENT antes.

J. SELLERS BANOROFT'AND WILLIAM II. THORNE, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENN- SYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO WILLIAM SELLERS, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR SHARPENING DRILL3.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,365 dated January 9, 1883.

(MotleL) T all 'ltllODL it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN SELLERS BAN- oaon'r and \VILLIAM H. THORNE, or the city and county ofPhiladelphia, and State of Penn- I 'fnl Improvements in Machines for Sharpening Drills; and we hereby declare the following to be a full and accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawto ings, which form part of this specification.

To drill true holes which shall all haveihe same diameter and also the closest approximation to the size of the drill,'it is necessary that the two cutting edges or lips ofthe drill should be of precisely the same length and at the same angle with the axis of the drill, and to obtain the greatest drilling effect it is requisite that the backing or clearance of the two lips should conform as closely as possible near the cutting-edge to the shape of the bottom of the hole produced by the drill, so as to give the greatest strength and support to the cutting-edges while giving sufficient clearance to enable the drill to cut freely without binding.

As theshape ofthe bottom ofthe hole is a right cone with the apex truncated by the point of the drill, it will be evidentthat the best shape for the end of the lip of a drill will be that of the surface of a right cone having its axis suf- 0 ficiently eccentric to the axisof the drill to give the proper clearance to the edge.

The importance of sharpening drills by machinery has long been known, and numerous devices have been employed for the purpo e;

but all of them heretofore have been unsatisfactory, both in the shape produced and in the means for holding the drill. The shape or clearance of the cutting-edge has been obtained in some machines by rocking the drill,

when held in a chuck, about an axis parallel with the edge to be ground. This is objectionable as giving a uniform and cylindrical form of clearance over the whole length of the cutting-edge. In this shape the clearance cannot 5 be at the best angle at all points, but will be excessive at some, and the edge at such places will be weak, so that the drill will wear irregularly and require frequent sharpening. In other machines the drill is moved forward by a cam, while it is rocked about an axis parall lel with the cutting-edge. This plan merely changes the shape of the iip from cylindrical to some other curve, which, however, is still uniform over the whole length of the lip, and

is therefore open to the same objection as the first. In other cases an attempt has been made to obtain the necessary clearance by rotating the drill about its own axis and at the same time swinging it sidewise, and also in some cases giving it at the same time a slight 6o forward movement by a cam. These devices are necessarily complicated and expensive to manufacture and difficult to keep in order, and,morc0ver, are not adapted to drills of different diameters, while the resultant surface 6 is not that of a right cone, and hence the clearance produced is always excessive at some points in the cutting-edge.

All of the devices heretofore used for bolding the drills while being sharpened are ob- 7o jectionable, as not defining the position of the cuttingedge with sufficient exactness. The chucks are usually adapted for twist-drills only, and there is nothingto limit the dis-' tance the drill may project from the chuck, which distance, therefore, must depend upon the skill of the workman; but aseach variation in this distance produces a change in the curvature and clearance of the cutting-edge, uniformity in shape is not practically attain- 8o able. Heretofore no adequate means have been provided to define the position of the cutting-edges with reference to any given point in the chuck which rotatesit-that is,the drill may be clamped in the chuck, so that the ro- 8 tation of the latter may not produce any clearance, or it may be excessive, or the highest point may even be back of what should be the cutting-edge. To avoid this trouble the drill has been laid in a grooved bed provided with a projection for the purpose of fixing the p0- sition of the drill, one lip of the drill resting against this projection while the opposite edge is being ground. This device is evidently applicable only to twist-drills, and any variation 5 in the spacing of the flutes in the drill will change the clearance of thetwo lips,while any difference in the longitudinal position of the drill will rotate the lips, and. thus change the clearance materially. It is also evident that if the drill is not perfectly straight the position of the point willvaryas the drill is turned over, and that consequently the two lips will vary in length and the drill will make a hole larger than its own diameter.

In drill-sharpening machines a variety of devices have been employed for applying water to keep the temper ot' the drill from being drawn. Some machines have the ordinary drip-cup,which requires constant attention to replenish it with water, and this trouble results in diminishing the supply, so that this plan is but little better than grinding dry. In other cases a pump, usually rotary, is used to force the water up through hose to the grinding-wheel just above the drill. This works well at first; but thepmnp rapidly wears,frotn the grit carried by the water, and is soon rendered useless. The traverse of the wheel necessary to keep its cuttingface true and free from ridges has been obtained in some instances by mounting the wheel upon a sliderest which is traversed by a lever. This is expensive to construct and diflicult to maintain in order by reason of the grit, which is a necessary consequence of the grinding operation. In other cases the spindle of the grinding-wheel is traversed in its bearings. This, though less expensive to construct,wears tn uch more rapidly than the slide'rest and requires frequent repairs.

To remedy thesedefects, it is one object of our invention to shape the cutting end ot'a drill so as to increase its eificiency and durability.

Itis a further object of our invention to hold a drill to be sharpened accurately in the true position without requiring especial skill on the part of the operator.

It is a further object of our invention to simplify the construction of drill-sharpening machines and to obviate the defects caused by wear.

It is a furtherobject of our invention to provide a continuous supply of water to the grinding-wheel by mechanism that shall be at once simple and durable.

It is a further object of our invention to introduce the water to the grinding-wheel in such manner that it shall reach the wheel at that point in its revolution Where it operates.

upon the drill; and to these ends the nature of our invention consists in mechanism for grinding the end surface of each lip of the drill to aright cone or to a conical surface, the apex of which coneor conical surfaceis beyond the point of the drill, while its axis is not parallel to nor does it meet the axis of the drill, producing the requisite clearance back of the cutting-edge by adjusting the angle of the axis of this cone with reference to the axis of the drill and its position with reference to the cutting-edge; and itfurther consists in fixing this angle and this position at their best conditions in the construction of the mechanism, so that they cannot be affected thereafter by the want of skill in the workman; and it furtherconsists in supplying water to the grindingwheel by means of a cord or belt pump; and it further consists in providing a shield which receives the water from the belt-pump and dclivers it upon the wheel only at that point where it operates upon the drill.

The rationale of our invention is as follows: If we suppose a hollow right cone to be revolving about a horizontal axis, and its interior surface to be provided with some abrading substance, and that the lips of a drill are inserted into this cone in such manner that the axis of the drill shall coincide with that of the cone,it will be evident that the end of the drill would be shaped to a right cone, but would not have the proper shape for cutting, as the center of the drill would be a point which could only enter any material to be drilled by punching or abrasion, while the lips back of the edges of the drill would have no clearance, and hence the drill would merely rub without cutting. If, now, we suppose one edge of a lip of this drill to be horizontal, and we move the drill away from the axis of the abrading-cone on a horizontal line, and at the same time lower the drill so that the cutting edge will be slightly below the center of the cone, and that we present the drill against the abrading-cone in this position, the back of the lip will be ground away first until the cone touches the cutting-edge. If the drill is now withdrawn and turned half round and the other lip presented in the same position, it will result that the end of each lip will be ground to the shape of a right cone, andthe point of the drill will be convex, like a bowdrill, for cutting in both directions, being formed by the intersection of the cones forming each lip. This gives the best possible shape for the drill-point, and the clearance will evidently be exactly adapted to the shape of the bottom of the hole to be produced by the drill. The d stance that the centerof the drill is moved from the apex of the cone depends upon the thickness of the central part of the drill, and to avoid excessive clearance on the outside of the drill-lip it is found advantageous in practice to reduce theincluded angle of thevhollow cone, so that the radius of the cone, where it touches the outsidecornerot' the drilllip, is but little greater than the radius of the drill itself for the largest drill the machine is intended to grind. This requires that the axis of the drill shall not be coincident with nor parallel to the axis of the grinding-cone, and itfollows that the clearance of thedrill-lip will increase slighrlyl'roin the outside corner of the cutting-edge to the point of the drill. The shape of the end of the lip of the drill will be part of the surface of a right cone the axis of which is coincident with that of the grinding cone; and it is evident that the same shape of lip would be produced it'the' grinding-cone were stationary and the drill were revolved not about its own axis, but about the axis of the grinding-cone; and it follows that the same shape would be produced by a grinding-wheel the cutting-surface of which is tangent to a side of this grinding-cone and arranged to swing about the axis of this cone, the drill in this case being stationary; and, conversely, the grinding-wheel can be arranged so as to revolve about afixed axis withits cutting-surface tangent to a side of the right cone to which the end of the drill-lip is to he formed,the drill in this instance being revolved or swung about the axis of this cone. These methods will all produce precisely the same form of end to the lip of a drill, and as the method lastdescribed has many mechanical and practical advantages the drawings annexed represent a machine constructed on this plan.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, Figure 1, Sheet 1, represents a plan of the drill-holding device and grinding-wheel, partly in section. Fig. 2 is an end View of the chuck, showing the relative position of the clamping-jaws. Fig. 3 is an end view of the pump-pulley. Figs. 4 and ,5 are end viewsof drills of difierent sizes, showing variation of position with diameterof drill. Fig. 6 represents an elevation of the machine, partly in section, with the drill-chuck broken away to show the pump and shield. Fig.7 is an elevation at right angles with Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a section through the deflecting-shield on the line it n. Fig. 9 is aplan of top of post. Fig. 10 is a section through the bearing for drill-chuck, showing stops for lever.

In all the figures similar letters refer to similar parts.

A, Fig. 1, represents adrill held in position for sharpening its lip 66 against the grinding wheel B. The chuck G has two jaws, D and 1 sliding freely in grooves in the face of the chuck O and held in place by the ring G, under which they slide easily, being moved in and out for the purpose of clamping the drill by means of the hand-wheel F, which is provided on its inner face with a scroll-thread, which tits and engages with a corresponding scroll-thread on thejaws Dand E. The handwheel F is held in position by a flange on the ring G, as shown.

Projecting from the back of the chuck U is av rod, J, which carries a cross-head, K, provided with a center, L, which is concentric with the center of the chuck. The rod J has a key-seat extending its entire length, in which slides a feather secured in the cross-head K. This keeps the center L always in the line of the center of the chuck. The cross-head Kis clamped to the rod J in any desired position by the screw b. The center L carries the end of the drill A, the front end being clamped firmly close to the edge of thelips by thejaws D and E. The position of the drill-lips in thesejaws is determined by the stops '0 and 61, against which the lips of the drill are rotated by hand before clamping. The position of the drill endwisethat is, the'distance that the end of the lip projects from theface of the chuck--is determined by the stop 0 in the jaw E. These three stops 0 d 0 thus determine the exact position of the'lips of the drill with reference to the grinding-wheel and the axis about which they are swung, and as thejaws seizethe drill close to the lips and by a short bearing only, there is no danger of springing any drill to be sharpened.

The chuck (J isformed with a shaft or arbor, M, projecting from it, and which is fitted so as to turn freely in the bearingsfg formed with or secured to the stand 0. The shaft M is formed with a shoulder, and provided with a bolt and washer at the bearing g, so that it has no end-play. The chuck G, and with it the drill A, can be rotated about the axis y y of the shaft M by means of the lever h, which is formed with a counter-weighhj, for the purpose of balancing the weight of the drill. The bearingfis provided with stops k l to liinitthe rotation of the chuck in each direction. In all the drawings the chuck U is shown in that point of its revolution where the axis was of the chuck O is horizontal. The axis a: a; is not in the same plane with the axis 3 3 but lies below it, as "shown in Figs. 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7. In Fig. 1 it will be seen that the axis 1 3; of rotation of the chuck makes an angle with the axis 00:. of the chuck itself, and also with the cutting-face ot'the grinding-wheel B. lfthe wheel B be driven and the chuck swung in its bearings fg, it follows that anything held in the chuck U and against the grinding-wheel will be ground to the shape of aright cone the axis of which is the line yy. Fig.1 represents the drill A as having its lip a sharpened entirely to one side of the axis yy, and the cutting-edge of this lip a is represented as just touching the grinding-wheel. If the chuck U be now swung in its bearings by moving the lever it toward the stop It, the end of the lip a of the drill will be ground to the shape of a right cone the axis of which is the line yy, and the apex of which is the point where the line y y is cut by theface of thegrinding-wheel, and as thecutting edge ofthelipais nearlyon the same plane with the axis 3 y, the axis no at of the drill and chuck beingfarther belowit, it follows that the end of the lip will have a regular clearance back of the cutting-edge, and by trial a relative position will be found for the axes war and 3 y and the stops 0 cl 0 which will givethe combination of the greatest strength of lip with the most eiticient cutting-edges. This position is determined in the construction of the machine, and the operator has only to bring the lips of the (lllll against the stops before clamping the drill in the chuck to insure the constant production of the best shapes. When one lip of the drill is ground the jaws are released by turning the hand-wheel F, and the drill is turned half-way round until the opposite lips come against the stops 0 and d, the .drill being held against the back center, L, and clamped in this position. If the chuck is now swung in its bearings, the second lip of the drill will be ground to precisely the same length as the first lip, c, and will have precisely the same angle and clearance, and the drill will then produce a hole as nearly as possible to its own diameter.

It will be seen from Fig. 2 that the centerlines of the two jaws D and E are not in one line, but are inclined to each other. This is to compensate for the difi'erence in the thickness of the centers of large and small drills. Fig. 4 shows a large drill held in the jaws with its cuttingedges resting against the stops 0 and (I; and it will be seen that the line mav passes through the center of the drill. and the line 3 y lies just above the cutting-edge of the lip a of the drill. Fig. 5 represents asmall drill in the same position in thejaws; but the upward movement of the jaws, due to their angle with t-ach other, brings the cut ting-edge into almost the satne position with reference to the line 3 y as the large drill, while the center of the small drill is considerably above the line :0 x.

In reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the jaws D and E move in a plane at right angles to the axis of the drill, so that the stop 0 always remains at the same distance from the face of the chuck O. From this it results that the point or center of the drill will vary in its distance from the chuck according to its diameter, the point of the small drills being much nearer to the chuck, and hence nearer to the axis 1/ y. This brings the point or center of the drill nearer to the apex of the cone in one direction, and the angle ofthe jaws above described brings it closer in the other direction. Hence small drills are sharpened to a curve of smaller radius than the large drills, and all drills will have the satne correspondence to the shape of the end of the hole pro duced, the curvature in all cases being proportioned to the diameter of the drill, and

- both these movements are made automatically without depending upon the skill of the operator. .tation with reference to large and small drills is shown by the small cross on the line yy in Figs. 4 and 5 for a large and a small drill, respectively.

The annular grinding-wheel Bis fastened to the plate N, secured to or formed on the shaft 0, which is fitted so as to revolve freelyin the bearing min the vibrating fratne P, which is socured to the shaft n by set-screws, as shown. The shaft a turns and slides freely in bearings U .9, formed on the main post R of the machine, and carries the pulleys p and p and r. 1) is secured to the hub of the large pulley 1', which runs loose on the shaft n and drives the grimling-wheel by the pulley s, secured to the shaft 0. The bearing 0 is provided with a screw-thread at one end, in which the screwed hub of the handwheel t fits. The shaft n is forced against the hub of the hand-Wheel t by the counter-weight a, secured to the shaft 12, to which is also securedthe lever to, which presses against the hub or hearing a on the bottom Thedifierent positionsot' the centerofroof the vibrating frame P. The hand-wheel 1 moves the shaft a. and with it the frame P, carrying the grinding-wheel in one direction, and the counter-weight u moves it in the other, and at the same time takes up all lost motion. The shaft 02. thus serves as a counter-shaft to carry the driving-pulleys, as a slide-rest to move the grindingm'heel against the drill, and as a hinge or pivot for the frame P, which. for the purpose of keeping the cutting-face of the grinding-wheel true and free from ridges, is vibrated back and forth by the bell-crank lever b, which is pivoted to the side of the frame P by the stud 0. The end d of the lever b fits in a groove or recess in the arm 0, which projects from the main post R. As the lever b is raised and lowered by the operator the end d works within the groove in the arm 0, as a gear-tooth works in a rack, and so moves the vibrating frame P back and forth, carrying the grinding-wheel past the end of the lip of the drill, and thus keeps the face of the wheel true. The weight of the vibrating frame P, being almost entirely to one side of the shaft n, keeps the-arm d of the lever always against one side of the groove, and so takes up lost motion.

\Vhen the machineis not in use or when the drill is being changed the leverb rests against the projection g on the frame P, and so holds it from swinging too far back, while if it is desired to empty the tank which is formed in the frame P the small pin may be withdrawn from the fulcrum'pin c and the lever slipped sidewise until it clears the projection y, when the frame can be swung back and the water emptied.

The stand 0 is pivoted on top of the main post R by the pin h. The hook-bolt j clamps the stand to the main post R and holds it securely in position. A projection, k, from the stand 0 backs up the hook-bolt j and keeps it frotn turning, and at the same time strikes against the stops 1 l on the top plate of the main post B. These stops confine the motion of the stand 0 within the angle to which the machine is adapted to grind the end of the drill. By means of this adjustment the drill may he sharpened with the two cutting-edges forming an angle with each other,which experience has shown to be best adapted for general work; or the stand 0 may be moved against the other stop, l, and secured by the bolt j, and the edges of the drill will then be ground at a much more obtuse angle with each other for the purpose of drilling thin work, such as steel rails or boiler-work; or the stand 0 may be clamped at any position between the stops, so as to grind the end of the lips of the drill to the angle best adapted to the particular work in hand.

The stand 0 is provided with a ledge or raised rim all round it to retain the water which is thrown on the drill, and to return it into the vibrating frame P, which forms the water-tank from which the pump draws its supply.

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The water is supplied to thedrill to be sharpened by means of an endless belt, S, preferably perforated or roughened to increase the adhesion of the water. This belt is driven by the pulley m, which runs freely upon the stud H. firmly secured in the wheel-cover T, as shown. The pulley m is driven by two studs, W, fastened in the front of the plate N. These studs W enter freely into two holes drilled to receive them in the pulley m. This arrangement allows the wheel-coverT to be moved up as the grinding-wheel wears, the pins or studs \V entering farther into the holes in the pulley at. W

'lhenecessary tension on the belt is provided by the lower pulley, q, and frame 1', in which the pulley runs. The frame r slides freely in the pump-case 8, formed on the front of the wheel-cover T, the lower end of the pumpcase being submerged in the waterin the tank P. The grinding-wheel revolves in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig.6, and the upper side of the belt carries the water up through the pump-case with such velocity that the water is thrown off the belt with great force at the point where the belt begins to curve round the pump-pulley m. The upper part of the pump case forms ashield to deflect this water and guide itso that it is thrown on the grinding-wheel through the opening t. (Shown in Fig. 8.) Theinside of this shield is so formed that the water thrown from the belt strikes against the surface of theshield at a very acute angle, so as to change the direction of the watergradnally without checking its velocity, so that the greater part of the water lifted by the belt is thrown forward and out of the opening 25, where it falls on the edge of the drill being sharpened and against the grindingwhcel.

The wheel-cover T, which is formed in one piece with the pump-case and deflecting-shield, covers the outside of the wheel and its front. except where the end of the drill is presented to the grinding-wheel. At this point an opening is made through the front platejust large enough to receive thelargest drill that can be ground. A part of the front plate is also set back a short distance, as shown at a in Fig. 1, so as to clear the end of the drill when the grinding-wheel is moved by swinging the tank P, as above described. Owing to the high velocity of thegrinding-wheel, it is very important to prevent the indrat't of air to any great extent, as this tends to break up the water and carry it from the wheel in a fine spray, which would be very objectionable. To prevent this trouble, the whcel-cover'T is made to lit the wheel as closely as possible, and there is a large opening made in the bottom of the cover at w, in the direction of rotation of thewheel, to allow the water that enters the case at the point where the drill is ground to escape into the tank, and also to give free vent to the air that may be drawn in at any point. A small amount of water will be carried round by the grinding-wheel, and to prevent this water from being thrown off at the back edge of the wheel cover the inclined ribs yy are formed on the inside of the cover just above the opening 20. These ribs serve to break up the adhesion of the water to the wheel by forming eddies of air, and their inclination serves to'form a slight iudraft of air, which prevents the water from reaching the back ofthe cover with any velocity. The lower sides of these ribs act as drains, and a little water runs from their outer ends, falling into the drain g, which discharges into the tank P.

The cover T is held in place by the studs z X. ()ne of these studs, 2, is titted tightly in the tank P, as shown. The other tits tightly in the cover and slides freely in its bearing in the tank. The bearing for the stud z in the cover T is split and can be closed, so as to hold the stud z firmly by the binding-screwf, so that the cover can be adjusted as the face of the grinding-wheel wears away, so as always to deliver the water on the edge of the drill, and by releasing the bindingscrew the cover may be drawn completely off for the purpose of cleaning or repairs.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the mechanism above described will produce upon a fly or twist drill a cutting-edge shaped to a right cone the apex of which cone is beyond the point of the drill, while its axis is not parallel to nor does it meet the axis of thedrill, and the same result will attend the operation of either of the several modifications described under the rationale of our invention.

It will be observed that throughout the foregoing specification we have shown and described a combination as producing a drill-lip having the contour of a right cone; but the advan tages ot'our improvement may he availed of to produce a drill-lip having a contour not strictly that ofarightcone. Thns,iftheswinging mechanism for holding and presenting the drill to the grinding-surface should be arranged to present thedrill to the periphery of the grinding-wheel instead of to the side thereof, the traverse of the grinding-wheel in this case to be parallel to this grinding-surface, the axis of the grinding-wheel, the line of contact with the drill at the periphery of this wheel, and the axis about which the chuck swings being in the same planes, the resultant coutour will be that of a right cone; but if the axis about which the chuck swings should be inclined to this plane, the surface produced upon the end of the drilllip would notbe that of a right cone, because no part of this surface would be in a right line, but it would still be a conical surface, which would have the same clearance as the right cone we have described. We therefore do not limit ourselves to the production of a drill-lip having the contour of a right cone; but

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with arevolving grind- IIO ing-wheel, of a swinging chuck which clamps and holds the drill so that the axis of the drill shall not be parallel to nor will it meet the axis about which the chuck swings, which axis is at an angle with the grinding-surface, whereby as the chuck is swung about its axis, substantially as described, and presents the drill to the grinding-wheel, the end surface of the drill-lip is ground conical, and the apex of the conical surface is beyond the point of the drill, while its axis is not parallel to nor does it meet the axis of the drill. V

2. In a drill-sharpening machine, the chuck O, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. r

3. In a drill-sharpening machine, a chuck having two jaws provided with stops which determine the axial rotation of the drill with reference tothejaws, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a drill-sharpening machine, achuck having two jaws provided with stops which determine the axial rotation of the drill with reference to the jaws, in combination with a stop upon one of the jaws, which determines the distance from the end of the lip of the drill to the face of the chuck, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a drill-sharpening machine, a rotating grinding-wheel, in combination with a chuck swingingabout theaxisofarightcone, to which the end of the lip of the drill is shaped by the grinding-wheel.

6. In a drill-sharpening machine,agrindingwheel which rotates a pulley of smaller diameter concentrictherewith upon a separate arbor, and a belt-pump driven by this pulley, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. In a drill-sharpening machine, the cornbination ot'a grinding-wheel and a belt-pump with a' deflecting-shield, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. In a drill-sharpening machine, an adjustable wheel-cover provided with inclined ribs and a catch-water drain, substantially as described.

9. In adrill-sharpening machine,a grindingwheel mounted upon a. vibratingframe secured to a shaft, which is moved through its bearings in one direction by an adj usti rig-screw and in the opposite direction by a counter-weight, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

10. In a drill-sharpening machine, a vibrating reservoir having its center of gravity outside the axis about which it vibrates, so that it \l ill move in one direction by its own weight, in combination with alever which moves it in the opposite direction, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

J. SELLERS BANOROFT. WM. H. THORNE.

\Vitnesses:

Jxs. (J. BRooKs, H. A. FEL'ION.