Sharp, Roberts and Co: 1835 Slotting Machine

Note the multi-vee guides on the vertical ram, the adjustable crank, and the cam for working the automatic incremental feed for moving the table in the X or Y axis

The small vertical rod is worked by the cam to operate the pawl and ratchet feed device

The table can be pivoted for cutting keyways, say, at an angle

Detent for rotary table

Note: This is a sub-section of Sharp, Roberts and Co

Richard Roberts of Sharp, Roberts and Co is regarded as having developed the first slotting machines, a type of metal-cutting machine tool which came to play a vital role in engineering manufacture.

An 1835 example is prominently displayed at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry.

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