. American engineer and railroad journal . EMBOSSING PRESS BY THE FERRACUTE COMPANY. The press is furnished with four die-clamps, the heads of theclamp-bolts sliding in slots in the bed. For fome kinds ofwork two hook-headed clamps sliding in true bored holes arepreferred, and these are furnished when ordered. The weightof press No. 33 is about lbs.; weight of fiv-wheel about750 lbs.; diameter of flywheel, 39 in.; width of fly-wheel, 6 in.;stroke of slide-bar (variable to order), iJ in.; adjustment ofslide-bar, 3 in.; size of each column, solid iron, 4^ X 7 in.;breaking strain of columns
. American engineer and railroad journal . EMBOSSING PRESS BY THE FERRACUTE COMPANY. The press is furnished with four die-clamps, the heads of theclamp-bolts sliding in slots in the bed. For fome kinds ofwork two hook-headed clamps sliding in true bored holes arepreferred, and these are furnished when ordered. The weightof press No. 33 is about lbs.; weight of fiv-wheel about750 lbs.; diameter of flywheel, 39 in.; width of fly-wheel, 6 in.;stroke of slide-bar (variable to order), iJ in.; adjustment ofslide-bar, 3 in.; size of each column, solid iron, 4^ X 7 in.;breaking strain of columns about 2,500,000 lbs. The smallestsize of this series weighs 1,000 lbs. and the largest 5,500 , ■ Vol. LXVI, No. .) ] ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 429 A Heavy Punching and Shearing Machine. The accompanying illustration shows a machine designedfor general punching and shearing of iron and steel plate andfor boiler work, which is maiie by the Lonj; & Allslaller Com-pany, of Hamilton, O. The machine is double, and both sides. HEAVY AND SHEARING MACHINE. may be employed in punching or shearing, according to thetool with which it is fitted. The general advantage of thedouble machine, however, is that one side may always be readyfor punching and the other side for shearing. Each side isentirely independent, and may be operated while the oppositeside is at rest. 1 he machine is driven by a belt through powerful gearingturning steel cam shafts, and the latter may be turned by hand-gearing at the front of the machine to facilitate setting the it is preferred to make the machine independent of abelt, it is provided with a double-acting steam engine attacheddirectly to it and designed for this special purpose. The slidesare counterbalanced and the jaws are provided with convenientdevices for the reception of the tools, punches, shearing belts,etc. The stripper is of convenient form and can be quicklyremoved. The machine shown will punch holes up to li in. thro
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