Manufacturers Index - Alexander Dodds Co.
Alexander Dodds Co.
Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://www.dodds.com/
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery
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364,635
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Jun. 14, 1887
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Dovetailing-machine
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Alexander Dodds |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This invention "relates to improvements in dovetailing-machines having conical cutters adapted to form tenons, the sides of which consist of three plane and one convex surface, and also adapted at the same time to form mortises to fit said tenons, and more particularly to those machines having a sufficient number of cutters to form the entire corner at one operation. Machines having a sufficient number of cutters to do so have been made; but no means of adjusting or keeping said cutters in line, of tightening the journals when worn, and of rounding one side of said tenons, have been provided. ... The objects of my invention are, first, to provide mechanism for adjusting and keeping in line a series of spindles sufficient in number to form an entire corner at one operation; second, to provide a clamping mechanism that shall be easily constructed and more quickly adjusted for different thicknesses of boards; third, to provide a simpler and reliable guiding mechanism for the table carrying the boards."
The inventor was the founder (in 1882) of Alexander Dodds Co., a maker of automated dovetailers, mortisers, and boring machines that is still in business. |
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418,606
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Dec. 31, 1889
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Rubbing-machine
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Alexander Dodds |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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426,408
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Apr. 22, 1890
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Wood-carving machine
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Alexander Dodds |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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491,773
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Feb. 14, 1893
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Mitering-knife
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Alexander Dodds |
Grand Rapids, MI |
This miter trimmer includes a miter saw as well. The miter knife is semi-circular in shape. The inventor was the founder (in 1882) of Alexander Dodds Co., a maker of automated dovetailers, mortisers, and boring machines that is still in business. |
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2,893,450
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Jul. 07, 1959
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Dovetailing machine
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Edwin A. Stouten |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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Dovetailing machine
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Sylvester K. Beach |
Gary, IN |
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