| Description | (Directed to Mr. Matthews’, 6 Green Lettice Lane, Cannon Street.)
[The Press is working well at 40 per minute: it would work faster if it would return in time. As the present Press has no adjustment, the smallest difference in the height of the Dies, makes 2 or 3 Strokes per min. difference. In the new Press this will be easily regulated. We have struck about 24 cwt. this week, and hope to increase this quantity next week. The principal improvement is in Burnishing the Blanks, for which Peter [Ewart] has the merit. They are put between two Brushes, with sand and water, and come out well brushed both sides and edges. If this method had not answered, Peter thought of using a pair of circular Brushes, like a Mill. Of the new Press, one of the Millwrights is dressing the pinions, Bush is working at the new Layer-in and Webb is arranging and cleaning the Press parts.] |