. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . Q & C SAW GRINDER. about 3,000 pounds, occupies 2j4 by 7 feetof floor space, and requires from zYito 3;4 horse-power, which indicates itspower. The saw runs II revolutions perminute, cuts 7-16 of an inch per minute,and the saw carriage has a travel of 10inches. The carriage has automatic quickreturn after completing cut. A recent test showed that 160 cutshardly affected the sharpness of the saw,indicating the life of saw without losingtime to grind. The special automatic grinder shown isfurnished at a sm
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . Q & C SAW GRINDER. about 3,000 pounds, occupies 2j4 by 7 feetof floor space, and requires from zYito 3;4 horse-power, which indicates itspower. The saw runs II revolutions perminute, cuts 7-16 of an inch per minute,and the saw carriage has a travel of 10inches. The carriage has automatic quickreturn after completing cut. A recent test showed that 160 cutshardly affected the sharpness of the saw,indicating the life of saw without losingtime to grind. The special automatic grinder shown isfurnished at a small price for automaticallysharpening the saws when necessary. Thiswill handle any kind of blade used for. .N<i 11 SAW, OF Q & 0 COMPANY. Hahn; Treasurer, J. C. Parks. The gov-erning board consists of eight directors,divided into two committees, all of whichare employes exclusively, the road notbeing represented. The ofiicers and boardmeet once a month. Of all the railroadorganizations we know of, or have beenconnected with, there is the least paternal-ism in this one, of all. No friction, nodebt, and everyone feels as though heowned it. @ i i New Power Sawing Machine. The increasing use of cold sawing ma-chines for heavy work has induced theQ & C Company, of Chicago, bringout a new and heavier machine for thiswork. It is their No. 11, and cuts from3 to 8 inches round and square stock. As will be seen, the machine is solidlybuilt and carries a blade 25 inches in diam-eter by J4 in<^l thick, with fine teeth,driven by arbor. The machine weighs metal cutting, and is sold separately if de-sired. Further details may be had fromthe makers. i s i Among the latest appliances
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