. Railway mechanical engineer . bolts remain in the boxes until theycan be placed in the storehouse racks. It will be seen that thematerial is moved forward throughout the process of reclamation,and the only direct handling is that which is absolutely necessaryin sorting, placing the bolts in the machines, and finally placingthem in the store racks. All other movements are made in system of handling nuts is generally similar to that ofhandling bolts, although some of the details are necessarily differ-ent. The nuts are received in the shop building for sorting, spe-cial sorting bins b
. Railway mechanical engineer . bolts remain in the boxes until theycan be placed in the storehouse racks. It will be seen that thematerial is moved forward throughout the process of reclamation,and the only direct handling is that which is absolutely necessaryin sorting, placing the bolts in the machines, and finally placingthem in the store racks. All other movements are made in system of handling nuts is generally similar to that ofhandling bolts, although some of the details are necessarily differ-ent. The nuts are received in the shop building for sorting, spe-cial sorting bins being built into the wall separating the machineshop from the remainder of the building. These bins are clearly shown in one of the photographs and are located near the tap-ping machines. The nuts are sorted outside the shop and throwninto the proper bins, from which they may be removed within theshop as required. Many nuts are scrapped which cannot be removed from thebolts because of jammed thread or rust. On the scrap platform. Delivery Chutes from the Nut Tapping Machines and at the freight car shops, the two principal sources of supply,air operated shears are maintained for the purpose of cutting offthe ends of such bolts. These bolt ends, which are left as longas possible, are taken to the tight nut removing machine. Thiswas built from an old 20-in. lathe on which a special chuck hadbeen placed to facilitate the removal of tight nuts. The practice of allowing a tapping machine operator to besurrounded by many boxes of nuts which he removes in hands-ful to the machine table has been eliminated. Each operatoris provided with a bucket holding about 100 lb. of nuts. Thisquantity he draws from the bins as required, emptying them intothe small table bins which hold about 100 lb. per spindle. As thenuts are tapped they mount the spindle. They are removed fromthe spindles by the operator and allowed to slide off the tapdown chutes at the back of the machine. These chutes passthroug
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