. Railroad digest . orstrain. In splicing sills it is important that the splice be madeover or very close to the needle beams, and that the splicns bedivided over the two centre cross ties or needle lieams, tliesplices being arranged one over first cross tie, the second overthe outside sills, outside the intermediate sill and inside thefirst cross tie. The strengthening blocks should be placed insideI he outside sills, outside the intermediate sill and inside thecentre sill. [The splice shown in the half-tone accompanying Mr. Westsletter exhibits a splice similar to that given in the M. C.
. Railroad digest . orstrain. In splicing sills it is important that the splice be madeover or very close to the needle beams, and that the splicns bedivided over the two centre cross ties or needle lieams, tliesplices being arranged one over first cross tie, the second overthe outside sills, outside the intermediate sill and inside thefirst cross tie. The strengthening blocks should be placed insideI he outside sills, outside the intermediate sill and inside thecentre sill. [The splice shown in the half-tone accompanying Mr. Westsletter exhibits a splice similar to that given in the M. C. of interrhaui;. riibs. Tlie sjilin-s slmwii in the illustrationshave one to ea^h spliie.— RailroadDiGKfST.] Shop Practice, Machinery and Tools ] Flue Cleaners Iniii and Strrl. August S, 19U1, p. 11. The Butman flue cleaner rod is constructed of tough light wood, connected together by a novel folding joint made of the best steel, so arranged that the will fold yjarallel in any. BuTAiiN Flce to prevent the brush dropping down when pushed throughthe rear end of the boiler tubes. The rods are light and stiff,they do not become heated, are durable and strong, and canbe folded up when not in use. The Binghamton flue cleaner consists of a malleable ironhub, to which the rod attaches, and on which four steel bladeswith heart-shaped cutters at each end pivot through a slot inthe blade. The knives or scale cutters are held securely inplace by a split malleable iron ring, thus making the cleaver•■I jointed instrument, which cannot bccrmic detached by operat-
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