Abstract: A tool and a method for cutting and installing roofing shingles. The tool includes a base with a work surface and a cutter for cutting shingles placed on the work surface. The work surface include at least one limiting pedestals which includes an edge at a distance from the work surface, so that several shingles stacked over one another and placed over the work surface and slid against the edge of the limiting pedestal to expose different proportions of the shingles to the cutter to produce shingle sections of different sizes. The different sized shingle sections are then used to start the rows of shingles placed on the roof to be covered with shingles.

Abstract: A tool and a method for cutting and installing roofing shingles. The tool includes a base with a work surface and a cutter for cutting shingles placed on the work surface. The work surface include at least one limiting pedestals which includes an edge at a distance from the work surface, so that several shingles stacked over one another and placed over the work surface and slid against the edge of the limiting pedestal to expose different proportions of the shingles to the cutter to produce shingle sections of different sizes. The different sized shingle sections are then used to start the rows of shingles placed on the roof to be covered with shingles.

Abstract: This relates to a batting wheel particularly useful in a surface cleaner for batting abrasive particles against a surface to be cleaned. The batting wheel includes a hub which carries a plurality of axially spaced collars. At the ends of the batting wheel there are vane retaining plates of which at least one is removable so as to facilitate the removal and replacement of vanes. Each vane includes a flat blade and a retaining enlargement at the radially inner end of the flat blade. The collars are provided with axially aligned, circumferentially spaced slots for receiving the anchoring portion of a vane with each vane having an enlargement which is received in an enlarged opening in the respective collar. The enlarged opening is disposed at the inner end of a slot which receives an axially inner end of the flat blade. This permits the opposite batting faces of the flat blade to be selectively presented for batting abrasive particles.

Abstract: This relates to an improved abrading machine which is of an inexpensive contruction and simple to maintain. Each abrading machine includes a casing in which there is mounted for oscillation a rocker barrel. The casing construction varies in accordance with the intended use of the abrading machine. In one form the casing will be provided with a combined entrance and discharge opening. In another machine the front wall of the casing is provided with an upper entrance opening and a lower exit opening through which a single work piece or work pieces in a batch may be loaded into and discharged from the rocker barrel. In a further abrading machine, loading may be effected by way of an axially movable hopper which moves into overlying relation to the rocker barrel through an end wall of the casing and discharge of work pieces is through the bottom of the casing.

Abstract: This relates to a pipe cleaner for cleaning pipe interiors such as gas and oil pipelines. The pipe cleaner is adjustable for cleaning pipes of different diameters beginning as low as 12" inside diameter. However, the usual requirement for gas and oil line pipes is between 20" to 48" diameters with it being feasible to clean pipes of greater diameters. The pipe cleaner includes a cleaning head carried by a boom with the pipe cleaner consisting primarily of a high performance blast wheel driven by a hydraulic motor. The blast wheel is provided with radiating vanes which are of a flared construction and with alternating vanes being differently shaped so as to provide for a wide pattern of abrasive particles. The cleaning head is positioned within the pipe to be cleaned by being carried by a boom with the pipe being supported coaxial with that of the boom and being rotated.

Abstract: This relates to an inexpensive blast wheel for applying abrasive particles to work pieces to be cleaned. The blast wheel provides a simple arrangement for supporting vanes in the form of a hub having a bowl shaped portion in which bases of vanes are seated with the bases being clamped in place by a plate portion of an impeller. Each vane includes a wide base connected to the vane by way of a spacer. The impeller plate has a notch for each vane with the notch receiving the spacer and overlying the base. The bowl portion of the hub includes a peripheral flange which engages an outer end of the vane base to restrain it against radial outwardly directed movement. The vanes may be changed by providing the hub flange with a notch through which a vane base may pass. By loosening the impeller plate relative to the hub, and aligning each vane in sequence with respect to the notch, the vane may be slid through the notch and removed from the hub.

Abstract: This relates to a cleaning machine which employs blast wheels to throw abrasive particles against a workpiece to be cleaned. The cleaning machine is of a simple construction and employs two wire mesh belts through which abrasive particles may freely pass. A first of these belts extends longitudinally through the machine and serves to support workpieces or articles to be cleaned. The workpieces are cleaned by blasts of abrasive particles from opposite sides of the belt and from above and below the belt. This first belt may be considered extending longitudinally of the cleaning machine. The abrasive particles fall into a bottom collection trough and are removed by an abrasive particle collection system which includes a second wire mesh belt through which abrasive particles can freely flow into the collection trough. The second belt is also vertically disposed, but extends transversely of the first belt.

Abstract: Workpieces such as sand-casted automobile engine blocks are cleaned by advancing a series of such workpieces axially into one end of an elongate, skeletal barrel that holds the workpieces and rotates or tumbles them in the path of impinging streams of particles. The workpieces are advanced from one end of the barrel to the other by oscillating the barrel along the longitudinal axis of the barrel. By this technique, workpieces can be advanced through the barrel without the need to push the workpieces against each other, or without the need to provide workpiece-engaging and advancing mechanisms.

Abstract: This relates to an oscillating or reciprocating conveyor wherein the work pieces move in a single plane, generally horizontal, and wherein the conveyor, if desired, may also be a rocking conveyor. This particularly relates to a drive for such a conveyor wherein the conveyor is moved in the work piece advanced direction by a fluid cylinder and wherein there are compression springs for moving the conveyor rearwardly at the end of each forward stroke. More particularly, there are provided rapid exhaust systems for cylinders whereby the conveyor and work pieces carried thereby may be advanced at a relatively slow uniform rate and at least at certain predetermined periods the fluid cylinder can be rapidly exhausted and driven by the spring or springs so as to rapidly reverse the direction of movement of the conveyor with the result that the conveyor moves rearwardly while the advanced work pieces remain stationary. If desired, a suitable shock absorber arrangement may also be provided.

Abstract: This relates to an abrasive cleaning machine wherein there is mounted within a suitable frame or housing a work supporting conveyor which is mounted for both reciprocatory and rotational movement. When the conveyor is in the form of a rocker barrel, the rocker barrel is only oscillated. On the other hand, when the conveyor is in the form of a cage-like conveyor, the conveyor is continuously rotated. The principal feature is the mounting of the conveyor for such rotary and reciprocating movement. This includs a support structure in the form of a support sleeve mounted for rotation and a support shaft mounted within the support sleeve for relative reciprocatory movement. The support shaft carries a pair of longitudinal ribs which are engaged by rollers carried by the support sleeve to transmit rotational movement from the support sleeve to the support shaft. Thus the supporting of the conveyor is simplified.

Abstract: An abrasive cleaning machine specifically constructed for cleaning pipes. The machine is mounted on an elevated portion of a previously buried pipe and is moved along the pipe to effect cleaning of the pipe. The machine basically includes a simple housing which carries a plurality of blast wheels specifically positioned to provide a frustoconical curtain of abrasive particles through which the pipe being cleaned passes. Suitable wear plates are provided to prevent undue wear on adjacent parts of the cleaning machine. Spent abrasive particles and removed material are collected at the bottom of the cleaning machine in a collection trough through which there runs a lower run of an endless belt. The belt is of a wire mesh construction so that abrasive particles and removed material freely passes through the belt. The belt carries buckets which are so configurated that when the buckets reach a top horizontal run of the belt, the collected materials within the bucket are discharged from the bucket through the belt.

Abstract: This relates to an elevating system for elevating used abrasive particles in a blast machine arrangement so that theused abrasive particles may be returned to an associated blast head for reuse. Basically speaking, the abrasive particle elevating system includes a throwing wheel mounted within a housing to which there is coupled an elevating casing. These two elements replace the normal and more expensive installation a bucket type conveyor for delivering the used abrasive particles and materials removed thereby to an elevated separator associated with a supply bin for abrasive particles for an elevated blast head. The throwing wheel may be of a varied construction and there may be at least two throwing wheels in tandem to provide for a greater elevating height or horizontal distance. If desired, a second throwing wheel may throw the used abrasive particles over the roof of a blast room so that there may be a blast head on two opposite walls of the blast room.

Abstract: A surface cleaner wherein abrasive particles are directed against a surface to be cleaned, after which the abrasive particles rebound into the cleaner and return for recirculation. Several features are involved. First there is provided an accelerator for the normally gravity flowing abrasive particles to accelerate the particles towards a throwing wheel wherein the abrasive particles are spread over a greater depth of an associated throwing vane. Some of the abrasive particles will not rebound entirely up into the machine for return to the abrasive particle supply chamber. Accordingly, there is provided a separate path for the weaker rebounding abrasive particles to return to the accelerator. The throwing wheel includes a tubular hub into which one of the supporting bearings for the associated shaft is telescoped. This permits throwing wheels of different widths to be utilized. The vanes of the throwing wheel are flat vanes having at their inner ends enlargements.

Abstract: A vane assembly for an abrasive blasting wheel wherein the vanes are provided with sidewalls flaring away from the heel of the vane at an angle in the range of 2 to 7 degrees to effect oven distribution of abrasive transverse of the vane face at a varying operating rate.

Abstract: A surface cleaner wherein abrasive particles are directed against a surface to be cleaned, after which the abrasive particles rebound into the cleaner and return for recirculation. Several features are involved. First there is provided an accelerator for the normally gravity flowing abrasive particles to accelerate the particles towards a throwing wheel wherein the abrasive particles are spread over a greater depth of an associated throwing vane. Some of the abrasive particles will not rebound entirely up into the machine for return to the abrasive particle supply chamber. Accordingly, there is provided a separate path for the weaker rebounding abrasive particles to return to the accelerator. The throwing wheel includes a tubular hub into which one of the supporting bearings for the associated shaft is telescoped. This permits throwing wheels of different widths to be utilized. The vanes of the throwing wheel are flat vanes having at their inner ends enlargements.

Abstract: A rocker barrel usable in conjunction with a blast stream of abrasives for the cleaning of work pieces. The rocker barrel is of the shallow depth bed type and is mounted for oscillation. The rocker barrel is provided internally with rocker members which will engage both smaller work pieces, such as engine heads, and larger work pieces, such as engine blocks, to effect the tumbling of such work pieces as the rocker barrel oscillates and at the same time maintaining work pieces within the rocker barrel always within the blast stream so as to prevent the blast stream from being directed against the rocker barrel.

Abstract: Apparatus for conditioning a granular material having a centrifugal throwing wheel for projecting the material radially against an impact surface member which completely surrounds and is spaced from the periphery of the wheel and includes an impact plate and ricochet plates. The impact plate is provided with generally radially disposed baffles with sides of adjacent baffles guiding and channeling the stream of material. The baffles are triangular in cross section with a forwardly facing side sloping at a lesser angle than the other side. The general course of granular material is downwardly through the apparatus and to retard this flow and thereby promote separation of granular material from fines, bed baffles which entrap and hold granular material are provided within the apparatus. Apparatus is provided for introducing a stream of air into the apparatus for transverse flow across the retarded downward stream of granulated material to effect separation of fines.