. Electric railway journal . asbestos to fit over the shaft andprotect the end of the armature from sparks. The cost of filling in this new metal was 44 cents forgas and 10 cents for labor, a total of 54 cents. It wasfound that the weld was quite soft and easily comparatively smooth surface of the weld sim-plified the making of the roughing cut, and the char-acter of the new metal was such that the new keywaycould be cut at any point on the perimeter. This illus-trates a feature for which the advocates of flame weld-ing make strong claims, namely, that with flame weldinga molten b
. Electric railway journal . asbestos to fit over the shaft andprotect the end of the armature from sparks. The cost of filling in this new metal was 44 cents forgas and 10 cents for labor, a total of 54 cents. It wasfound that the weld was quite soft and easily comparatively smooth surface of the weld sim-plified the making of the roughing cut, and the char-acter of the new metal was such that the new keywaycould be cut at any point on the perimeter. This illus-trates a feature for which the advocates of flame weld-ing make strong claims, namely, that with flame weldinga molten bath is obtained into which the new metal ismelted, and thus when a weld has been made there isno line of demarcation between the new and the oldmetal. WORN EQUALIZER BAR Heretofore when equalizer bars have been badlychafed by the top of the pedestal jaws it has been thepractice to repair them in the blacksmith shop. Theworn ends have been cut off and new ends welded on ata cost of about $ per equalizer. The repair shown. Oxy-Acetylene Welding—Fig. 5—Lug Welded on Com-pressor Frame 1440 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIII, No. 26.
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