. American engineer . 2 DrillaCfrs.^x4 Iron Fig. 1—Support for Crow-Bar. lifting tlie pedestal braces in place. It is light and easilyhandled, and can be made in any blacksmith shop. It willalso prove useful for other classes of work, where it is neces-sary to get a series of different lever heights for crow-bars. .\PPLYING AIR PUMPS TO LOCOMOTIVES. The device shown in Fig. 2 has proved satisfactory for re-moving and apphing air pumps to locomotives. It consists. tapered key. Kings are provided at the tup f the supportsfor a ■}<(, in. chain. This provides a positive grip on the pumpand when
. American engineer . 2 DrillaCfrs.^x4 Iron Fig. 1—Support for Crow-Bar. lifting tlie pedestal braces in place. It is light and easilyhandled, and can be made in any blacksmith shop. It willalso prove useful for other classes of work, where it is neces-sary to get a series of different lever heights for crow-bars. .\PPLYING AIR PUMPS TO LOCOMOTIVES. The device shown in Fig. 2 has proved satisfactory for re-moving and apphing air pumps to locomotives. It consists. tapered key. Kings are provided at the tup f the supportsfor a ■}<(, in. chain. This provides a positive grip on the pumpand when the arms are placed diametrically opposite, thepump may be raised in a vertical position. The arrangementis safe, as the two lugs cannot slip from the studs after thetaper key has been driven in. This key is held to the Y^ by a small chain, so that it will not be lost. AIR PUMP GOVERNOR REPAIRS BY J. A. JESSON,Air Brake Foreman, Louisville & Nashville, Corbin, Ky. A method of boring out the steam cylinder of a 1-in. airpump governor is shown in Fig. 1. The arbor A has a stem Bwhich has a close fit in the guide C. It is held fast to the topof the guide by the nut on the end of the stem and the steelwasher D which has a close fit in the recess at the lower end ofthe guide C. The lower end of the stem is turned down to Yiin. to receive a standard nut. This part also serves as an arborfor a milling cutter to true up any irregularities on both
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