. The street railway review . ndle and the shroud of the first rowof stationary blades and, acting like a lathe tool, had cut into thebody of the drum for a width of about three-eighths of an inch, andfor a depth of nearly three-sixteenths of an inch, this cut beingalongside of and opening into the groove which holds the first rowof spindle blades. This had loosened the calking strip which held the ring of bladesin place. For a distance of five or six inches this strip had comepartly out of its groove, thereby loosening the ring of blades. Thislatter, under the influence of centrifugal force,
. The street railway review . ndle and the shroud of the first rowof stationary blades and, acting like a lathe tool, had cut into thebody of the drum for a width of about three-eighths of an inch, andfor a depth of nearly three-sixteenths of an inch, this cut beingalongside of and opening into the groove which holds the first rowof spindle blades. This had loosened the calking strip which held the ring of bladesin place. For a distance of five or six inches this strip had comepartly out of its groove, thereby loosening the ring of blades. Thislatter, under the influence of centrifugal force, had bent outward^o that the channel shaped shroud ring had rubbed hard in the boreof the cylinder. This rubbing had been so severe that the flangesof the shroud ring had worn almost down to the heads of the rivet-ing which holds the shroud ring to the blades. Two Linksof Steel Insure the strengthand a Porcelain Spreader made to withstand a heavycrushing strain, insures highinsulation resistance for The Bourbon StrainInsulator. The whole is absolutely weather proofed andthe links are thoroughly seated on the spreaderby a high grade insulating compound. For strength, high insulation, long surfacedistance and large eyes, the Bourbon leadsthe No. 2 Strain Insulator, average breaking strain . . 4 Strain Insulator, average breaking strain . . prices prevail on these insulators, andwe will gladly quote you. The Creaghead Engineering Co. Engineer* and Manufacturers Complete Overhead Equipment, Pole Fittings, Trolley Line Material 344 Main Street Cincinnati, Ohio 558 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW [Vol. XVI, No. 6. New Publications. Ml VFT GOVERNORS, by W. Trinks and C. Housum, 97 pages,bound in board, price 50 cents; published by the D. Van NostrandCo., 23 Murray and 27 Warren Sts., New York City. This publica-tion deals with the theory and practice of shaft governors and illus-trates the wide difference existing between actual practice and super-f
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