In 1914 he patented an improved press table, and this improvement was assigned to Atlas Press Co., in accordance with the original business agreement. Eames took over the old premises, running a machine shop business and manufacturing some of his other inventions. Eames sold his share of the business to Penniman, who moved the business to new quarters and renamed it to Atlas Press Co. Penniman took over business management of the company and soon the formerly thriving business was beset by strife and financial difficulty. fell to his daughter and her husband, John H.

He died from his injuries a few days later, age 55. In June 1913, Everard was injured in a stair collapse while visiting a paper plant in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario. The press was an immediate success, and was awarded a patent in September of 1912. Company ownership was shared equally between the two men, with Eames running the design and manufacturing side of the business and Everard managing the commercial and financial side. In late 1911, Eames and Everard established G. Everard, trained as a printer but who had made his money in a family business that manufactured regalia for the Masons and other fraternal organizations. He found a partner in another Kalamazoo resident, Herbert H. In that year he had an idea for an improved arbor and mandrel press but felt he did not have the capital to properly exploit his invention. Eames had a modest business manufacturing some of his inventions, including wooden pulleys and drill grinders. Any answers are appreciated.The early life of professional inventor-and co-founder of what became Atlas Press Co.-Gardner T. I ask those last two questions because nobody sells 10 or 20 weight non detergent in my area n I'm not sure the modern recommended equivalent for my lathe. Would air tool oil work? (Seems around a ten weight, but does it have any detergent, don't think so but just making sure)Ĭompressor oil? (Seems like that maybe a bit thick, like around a 30w) What type of oil should I be using 10w or 20w non detergent? If so, should I install some felt into the cup so it gravity drips? In the 45 seconds or so, the bearing with the ball bearing on one side n the retainer rings on the other got a bit warm due to trapped heat, but nothing I'd consider hot. Now there's still oil in the bearing sleeve itself, but the cups are empty. Problem is the oil cups for the spindle do not have any felt pads, and the bearings just have what looks to be holes drilled into them so the pool can pass through, and when I run the lathe, the oil just drips right through the cups into the bearings and out onto the table. So I got it running n for the spindle oil I used automatic transmission dextron (not type f), because it's all I had right now n I heard it wouldn't hurt anything.

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