. American engineer and railroad journal . ing shop and when the wheels are removed from a locomotiveone of these jacks is placed underneath the frames at the centerof the cylinders while the other one is placed underneath theframes at about the middle of the firebox. These jacks arevery much more satisfactory than blocking as they can veryreadily be adjusted to any desired height; they take up a com-paratively small amount of room and do not In any way inter-fere with the work on the engine, and last, but not least, notime is lost In hunting up blocking. The jacks are quite heavyand four roll
. American engineer and railroad journal . ing shop and when the wheels are removed from a locomotiveone of these jacks is placed underneath the frames at the centerof the cylinders while the other one is placed underneath theframes at about the middle of the firebox. These jacks arevery much more satisfactory than blocking as they can veryreadily be adjusted to any desired height; they take up a com-paratively small amount of room and do not In any way inter-fere with the work on the engine, and last, but not least, notime is lost In hunting up blocking. The jacks are quite heavyand four rollers are provided so that they can easily be movedabout. We are indebted to Mr. D. J. Redding, master me-chanic at McKees Rocks, for this information. Development of Shopmen.—When you have reached thelimit of the high-speed steel and heavy built shop tools, whatare you going to do with your men? You still have room forincreasing the output if you develop them as you should, es-pecially their loyalty.—Mr. W. White, Western Railway FIG. 1 —BEAMEB FOB CONNECTING BOD KNUCKLE JOINTS.
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