. Railway mechanical engineer . ward,thus making it possible to unload the scrap brass directlyfrom the cars into the bins. A magnetic separator is placedadjacent to the bins used for brass turnings. A monorailtrack carrying a one-ton hoist is installed in front of the scrapbins and the two sets of furnaces. Another track forms aloop over the molding floor. In addition to this the moldingfloor is served by six small cranes with one-ton chain hoists. At the eastern end of the molding floor there is a pair ofXichols molding machines and a Berkshire molding machine,all of which are used for makin
. Railway mechanical engineer . ward,thus making it possible to unload the scrap brass directlyfrom the cars into the bins. A magnetic separator is placedadjacent to the bins used for brass turnings. A monorailtrack carrying a one-ton hoist is installed in front of the scrapbins and the two sets of furnaces. Another track forms aloop over the molding floor. In addition to this the moldingfloor is served by six small cranes with one-ton chain hoists. At the eastern end of the molding floor there is a pair ofXichols molding machines and a Berkshire molding machine,all of which are used for making journal liearings. Just eastof the molding floor is the section in which the bearings arebabbitted and other castings finished. Two tumbling bar-rels are located in a small lean-to on the south side of theshop. Along the south wall are located a sprue cutter, twostand grinders, a two-spindle boring machine, a swinggrinder and two babbitt furnaces. These furnaces are usedfor babbitting crossheads and similar work and two other. View Looking West in the Brass Foundry Showing IVlolding Floorand Tilting Furnaces furnaces are provided at tiie north side of this section, one ofwliich is used for melting off the babbitt and the other fortinning and babbitting journal tarings. The extreme east-ern end of the building is used for storage of the finishedcastings. For convenience in loading outgoing shipments theroom is provided with a pneumatic elevator. A dial scale isused for weighing castings. The space above the castingstorage room is used for the storage of patterns. Adequateprovision has been made for the comfort of the ■\bove the scrap bins east of the tilting furnaces are locatedlocker rooms and shower This foundry has a capacityof IS tons daily and supplies brass castings for both carsand locomotives for the entire C. & O. svstem. All In A Days Work* Hot Boxes. Derailments and the Grievance CommitteeAdd Interest to the Life of the General Foreman BY M. S. RO
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