. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ember. lJ3 llat-tiii)iR<l supijorts l)y a distanci- f(|ualto tlif U-n^tli of s(|iiari- that is to he \s tlu cutters couif <l<isvii tlic \ .supixjrtsyield until the holt rests on the flat toppedone, and, at the same time, prevents itfrom turtiinji or j^ettin^ out of line. Thecutters then shear otT two sides of theholt. When the cutters have risen theholt is turneil with the flat first ftirmedrestiufr on the support (. which holds itsquare while the V supjwrt keeps it inline for t
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ember. lJ3 llat-tiii)iR<l supijorts l)y a distanci- f(|ualto tlif U-n^tli of s(|iiari- that is to he \s tlu cutters couif <l<isvii tlic \ .supixjrtsyield until the holt rests on the flat toppedone, and, at the same time, prevents itfrom turtiinji or j^ettin^ out of line. Thecutters then shear otT two sides of theholt. When the cutters have risen theholt is turneil with the flat first ftirmedrestiufr on the support (. which holds itsquare while the V supjwrt keeps it inline for the second cut. With this arranj^ement the holts canhe s<|uare<l. a cut heinj^f taken with eachstroke of the machine. It will he seen that the cutters havecoiisiderahle rake to the hack, and thiswith the lesser side rake makes it possibleto shear olT the round of the holt with aclean cut leavint; a smooth scjuare; the same time, do no injury to thethreads at the end of the cut are, therefore, left in perfect .shapeto be screwed into the sheets and need nofurther A New Record for Locomotive Repairs The Southern Pacific Company recently established anew record at their l-l Faso. Texas, shops of the .\tlanticSystem in the general ; of one of their Mikadotype locomotives in the record breaking; time of nineeight-hour days or a total of 72 hours. The engine went into the shoj) at 7 a. m., Seirtember15, for what is known as class two repairs—a new firebox, flues and general machinery rejiairs. including alltires turned or new. The engine was out of the shop and approved for serv-ice at 4 p. m., September 25, a total of 11 days. In that])erio(l there were two Sundays, when no work was done Tool Used for Squaring Ends of Staybolts have shown improvement in both items, no company, >•far as we have information, has as yet given a locomotivra general overhauling and returned it to revenue earnin;;service in nine (9) days. The Souther
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