. Railway mechanical engineer . Fig. 6—Boring the Rods on a Double Spindle Boring Machine purchased in the open market under physical and chemical specifications made by the railroad company. As an order fib- 8-Slottlng the Rods for the Knuckle Joint Connection is placed the blacksmith shop foreman selects the proper , . ^ , , . , . ■ i,. sized billets The billets are taken from the pile to the they are set aside and just before the shop closes at night, forging furnace bv the electric truck. The furnaces in they are put back into the furnace and allowed to anneal which the rods are heated use


. Railway mechanical engineer . Fig. 6—Boring the Rods on a Double Spindle Boring Machine purchased in the open market under physical and chemical specifications made by the railroad company. As an order fib- 8-Slottlng the Rods for the Knuckle Joint Connection is placed the blacksmith shop foreman selects the proper , . ^ , , . , . ■ i,. sized billets The billets are taken from the pile to the they are set aside and just before the shop closes at night, forging furnace bv the electric truck. The furnaces in they are put back into the furnace and allowed to anneal which the rods are heated uses gas which makes it possible with the cooling of the furnace and m this way relieving all July, 1917 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER 401 hammer strain. They are removed from the furnace thefollowing morning and delivered to the machine shop by


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