. Railway mechanical engineer . is not confinedto cylinder bushings alone, but any work where they couldbe substituted in place of the old method. A little further on was a planer machining two crossheadsat one time, using adjustable tool holders with four cuttingtools instead of the old way using but one. The visitorsquickly saw the advantage of this method and announcedtheir intention of trying it in their own shops. They next turned to a machine planing the guide fit of 365 366 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER \ <n . 5. No. 6 crossheads which hud been babbitted. The superintendentexplained th
. Railway mechanical engineer . is not confinedto cylinder bushings alone, but any work where they couldbe substituted in place of the old method. A little further on was a planer machining two crossheadsat one time, using adjustable tool holders with four cuttingtools instead of the old way using but one. The visitorsquickly saw the advantage of this method and announcedtheir intention of trying it in their own shops. They next turned to a machine planing the guide fit of 365 366 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER \ <n . 5. No. 6 crossheads which hud been babbitted. The superintendentexplained the advantage this tool had over the old singletool with which it took one hour to do the job; it is now donein half the time. At one time it was the practice to use jigsfor babbitting crossheads and not machining, but the resultsare not so satisfactory. The tool is adjustable and can beset to any width of guide. The visitors were then taken to the erecting shop wherepreparations were being made to wheel a locomotive. The. Time is Saved by Applying Side Rods and Putting Binders in PlaceBefore Wheeling superintendent explained the advantage in applying the siderods prior to wheeling, placing the binders on blocks underthe driving boxes and wheeling the locomotive on the photograph shows this arrangement which saves manyhours of hard work. The party was very much interested in an electricallydriven portable band saw that is used in fitting lagging tothe boilers. This saw was built in the shop. Prior to thetime it was built a common hand saw was used. A shop
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