. The Street railway journal . r watchingthe condition of his work from the time the car leaves the paintshop until it returns. E. W. Selkirk, Chicago, 111. E 80.—Please describe a good arrangement of stand androom for washing cars. A cement stand for washing cars is best if arrangement ofshops permits cars to be transferred readily from one portion of theshop to another. If cars cannot be brought to a central pointfor washing, or if there is no cement or other sloping floor togive drainage, cars can be washed where they stand. However,if it is the practice to wash cars in different parts of t
. The Street railway journal . r watchingthe condition of his work from the time the car leaves the paintshop until it returns. E. W. Selkirk, Chicago, 111. E 80.—Please describe a good arrangement of stand androom for washing cars. A cement stand for washing cars is best if arrangement ofshops permits cars to be transferred readily from one portion of theshop to another. If cars cannot be brought to a central pointfor washing, or if there is no cement or other sloping floor togive drainage, cars can be washed where they stand. However,if it is the practice to wash cars in different parts of the shop,some precaution must be taken to avoid water soaking the floorand pits. A good scheme is to have wooden troughs, each one February 25, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 369 about half the length of the car and wide enough at top to catchthe drips. These troughs can be placed just under the side-sills in the manner shown, with the outer ends supported on sawhorses and the inner ends resting on a half barrel, to catch the. TROUGHS USED WHEN WASHING CARS water. It is surprising how much undesirable muss can beavoided by using these troughs when washing cars. E. W. Selkirk, Chicago, 111. E 83.—Do you know of an improved form of table or rest forexpediting the work of varnishing window sash? If so, pleasegive description with pho-tograph or drawing. (Arough sketch of the devicewill do.) A good sash varnishingtable can be made as shown inthe illustration. The woodendisc on which the glass restsrevolves on a spindle placedin a hole in the uprightstandard. With this revolv-ing stand, a man can varnishall around * window sashon both sides without chang-ing his position, and withoutdanger of marring thefreshly varnished support can be placedon a table, or the uprightpiece can be made longenough so that the base can rest on the floor. E. W. Selkirk, Chicago, 111.
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