. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ^i.,. , I ..i.,.L,.i.,.r,.i., i.,.i.,.i.,.i.,.,.i.,.i.,.i.,.i.,,i.,.,^. nc. 2. have a straight working edge and should of uniform density, dressed to a round, not be o>-^r IV, inches wide by 3/32 true point by a sharp knife and finished inches thick, with the two edges cham- with a fine file or a piece of fine^ emery fered onvipper side to 1/16 inch thick, cloth or sandpaper on a flat piece of The head may be either fixed or swivel- wood. Such a point will requir


. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ^i.,. , I ..i.,.L,.i.,.r,.i., i.,.i.,.i.,.i.,.,.i.,.i.,.i.,.i.,,i.,.,^. nc. 2. have a straight working edge and should of uniform density, dressed to a round, not be o>-^r IV, inches wide by 3/32 true point by a sharp knife and finished inches thick, with the two edges cham- with a fine file or a piece of fine^ emery fered onvipper side to 1/16 inch thick, cloth or sandpaper on a flat piece of The head may be either fixed or swivel- wood. Such a point will require careful February, 1916. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. 51 usage to preserve it, but will standfatigue well when used with a rotarymotion. Its round form facilitates theplotting of dimensions from the scale,and is generally regarded with morefavor than the flat knife edge are many good pencils in themarket, but the pencil is well likedfor drawing and sketcliing and arc recom-mended both on the ground of qualityand tlie fact tliat they may he obtainedanywhere. In the selection of thumb tacks the lirstconsideration is tlie character of theshank and point and how secured i


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