MICROMETRIC PLANING MACHINE FOR CUTTING THE WIND INSTRUMENT REEDS

摘要

Device for cutting to a precise thickness in the order of 1/100 DEG mm sections of reeds in order to obtain double reeds for wind instruments. Said device is comprised on the one hand of a fixing device (1) for fixing the sections of reeds intended to be planed, and on the other hand of a movable assembly (2) carrying a cutting blade (3) of which the motion is perfectly guided on a rail (4) and by a shaft (5). The adjustment of the thickness of the chip is provided by the rotation of the screw (6). The lateral positioning of the blade with respect to the reed axis is provided by the rotation of the drum (7) graduated in DEG /100 of mm. The thickness of the reed to be made is adjusted by means of a second drum (8) which is also graduated in DEG /100 of mm. The whole unit is firmly secured to a plate (9). The displacement of the movable assembly is easily performed manually by means of the handle (10). In a few planing passes, perfectly calibrated reeds are obtained.