N° d'objet
52/304
Description
This boxing auger, or 'boxing engine', was used by the donor at his wheelwright shop in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. It was used in making wheels for cutting the centre of the hub out to the required size, in order to fit the cast iron box that was inserted into the wooden hub.
Description physique
1 Auger (boxing): metal (iron)
Historique d'archive
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ Before the introduction of the boxing auger, the centres of hubs were usually cut out by means of a gouge and spoon auger, and the boxing engine was presumably a later development. // The tool consists of an upright stem with an iron handle lying at right angles to the vertical at the top. The bottom of the stem is threaded for 7.8 ins of its length while on the thread is a three pronged section with an internal thread that can be screwed up or down. 9.5 ins down from the top of the tool is a slot into which is fitted the cutting edge held in place by a wedge. This could be set according to the width required. // The whole of the centre of the hub was first of all roughly pierced with an auger. The vertical shaft was inserted and the three pronged section fitted to the back of the hub. The whole was then turned so that the cutting edge would gouge out the centre. Ther back of the hub was turned out to accommodate the wide portion of the box, and the front turned out to allow for the cap and pin to turn round. //
Nom d'objet
Matériel
