. American engineer and railroad journal . the chuck byfour studs and clamps, the setting of which is expedited bythe use of a ratchet wrench. Four sets of tools are held inthe square turret, as shown. The first operation consists inroughing off the two diameters, i. e., the tongue and the two TURNING BRASS ECCENTRIC STRAP LINEBS. sides. After the tools are properly adjusted a line is scribedon the lathe carriage and the operator is thus able to makehis various adjustments for both the finishing and the rough-ing cuts without the use of calipers. The three tools in eachset make it necessary fo
. American engineer and railroad journal . the chuck byfour studs and clamps, the setting of which is expedited bythe use of a ratchet wrench. Four sets of tools are held inthe square turret, as shown. The first operation consists inroughing off the two diameters, i. e., the tongue and the two TURNING BRASS ECCENTRIC STRAP LINEBS. sides. After the tools are properly adjusted a line is scribedon the lathe carriage and the operator is thus able to makehis various adjustments for both the finishing and the rough-ing cuts without the use of calipers. The three tools in eachset make it necessary for the carriage to travel a distanceonly one-third the width of the liner. After the two diame-ters of the liner are roughed off the sides of the tongue areroughed out; for the third operation the liner is turned tothe proper diameter, and in the fourth and last operation thetongue is finished to the proper width. This tool has effecteda saving of 80 per cent, over former methods. We are lndebt- BURLINGTON ASSOCIATION OF OPERATING OFFICERS. On a large railroad system the importance of periodicallycalling together the various officers of the operating depart-ments to discuss the problems pertaining to their work can-not be overestimated, and it is surprising that it is not moregenerally done. This is true if the officers of each departmentmeet by themselves, or more especially, if the officers of allthe departments meet together and discuss problems whichare common to all. A general organization such as the lat-ter, and known as the Burlington Association ofOperating Officers, has been in existence on the Chi-cago, Burlington & Quincy Railway for some time,mid is the outgrowth of a department organizationformed 20 years ago. On March 10th, 1886, the nias-tar mechanics of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincyand System Lines met at Aurora, 111., and organizeda master mechanics association with a membershipof 15 to 20. Mr. G. W. Rhodes, then superintendentcf motive power, was elected ch
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