. American engineer and railroad journal . rd and downward motion by two rods, .1/and M, which are fastened to the jiistou Y. The rod M hasat its lower end a sharp point which is driven into the top ofthe pile ; the latter is held in place between the upright posts of the pile-driver by the collar X, which is secured as shownin figs. 1, 4 and 8. ■ The upper rod is held by the collar X,figs. 4 and 9, so that the whole is supported by the pile andcan move only as guided by the posts N N, fig. 4. The upper rod M is holiow, and steam passes through it toand from the cylinder. The steam chest, as s
. American engineer and railroad journal . rd and downward motion by two rods, .1/and M, which are fastened to the jiistou Y. The rod M hasat its lower end a sharp point which is driven into the top ofthe pile ; the latter is held in place between the upright posts of the pile-driver by the collar X, which is secured as shownin figs. 1, 4 and 8. ■ The upper rod is held by the collar X,figs. 4 and 9, so that the whole is supported by the pile andcan move only as guided by the posts N N, fig. 4. The upper rod M is holiow, and steam passes through it toand from the cylinder. The steam chest, as shown in figs. 1,2 and 3, consists of a hollow cylinder, P. into which the upperend of the rod M is screwed. Tbc steam is brought to ittlirough the pipe R and passes through the annular channelshowii in figs. 2 and 3, to tlie three openings 0 0 0 of the cir-cular valve A Tiiis valve is connected by an arm with the rodT, which moves up and down through a circular hole in a lugcast on the steam-chest. On this lug is placed a catch, G, held. f^s-i {^-j] Ui -O
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