. Railway mechanical engineer . Fig. i—Sheared Wrought Iron Axles Which Are to be Rolled intoRefined Iron Bars roughers, two stranders, two finishers, one catcher, onehooker-up (these men pass the heated bars through the rolls).two heaters, two helpers, two straighteners, two shear menand four pilers, all of whom are paid out of the contract scrap as it is received from the system is shown in against any orders for such material. The wrought ironscrap which is not thus handled is cut to proper length forpiling, sorted and delivered to the piling bench. Fig. 2 showsa pile of the small
. Railway mechanical engineer . Fig. i—Sheared Wrought Iron Axles Which Are to be Rolled intoRefined Iron Bars roughers, two stranders, two finishers, one catcher, onehooker-up (these men pass the heated bars through the rolls).two heaters, two helpers, two straighteners, two shear menand four pilers, all of whom are paid out of the contract scrap as it is received from the system is shown in against any orders for such material. The wrought ironscrap which is not thus handled is cut to proper length forpiling, sorted and delivered to the piling bench. Fig. 2 showsa pile of the smaller pieces just outside of the mill. As it isrequired it is shoveled through the window onto the piling. Fig. 6—Shop for Maintaining the Mill Rolls bench shown in Fig. o. Here it is made up into piles varyingfrom 75 lb. to 250 lb. in weight. The flat iron is used for thesides and battens of the piles. The wrought iron axles are sheared to length as shown inFig. 4. This iron is rolled into what is known as the refinediron mentioned in the output table previotsly given. It is usedfor engine bolts, all rivets except those used in boiler work,and such other material as requires a better grade of ironThe iron made from tlie piles is known as common piles are heated in two oil furnaces of the rever-
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