. American engineer and railroad journal . company wish the fact to he IvDown that their Scott Foundry Deparlmcnt lias one oftlie best-erniippcd foundries, niacliiiie and boiler sliops in thecountry, and is prejiared to iniderlake work of the heaviestcharacter. The machine shop is equipped with tools of the largest size,such as a 10ft. planer, a lO-ft. lathe, 20-ft. boring mill, and42 in. slotting machine, besides many special machines, suchas a floor-boring machine, roll and gun lathes. The companyis thus enal)led to handle a class of work which comparativelyfew shops can execute. One of thei
. American engineer and railroad journal . company wish the fact to he IvDown that their Scott Foundry Deparlmcnt lias one oftlie best-erniippcd foundries, niacliiiie and boiler sliops in thecountry, and is prejiared to iniderlake work of the heaviestcharacter. The machine shop is equipped with tools of the largest size,such as a 10ft. planer, a lO-ft. lathe, 20-ft. boring mill, and42 in. slotting machine, besides many special machines, suchas a floor-boring machine, roll and gun lathes. The companyis thus enal)led to handle a class of work which comparativelyfew shops can execute. One of their specialties is the boringof long cvlinilers and axial holes through shafts. In the foundry castings can be made of 411 tons cupolas it is eiiuipped with three air furnaces fromwhich charcoal gun-iron castings of th(t highest tensile strengthare made. These castings, it is claimed, are preferable tosteel caslMigs for both steam and hjdraulic cylinders, ,crankshafts, gearing, cross-heads, and many other |Hn B. C. STANDARD 10 H. P. MOTOK. In the blacksmith imd boiler shops very heavj-work can bedone. The company operates its own furnace, rolling-mills, tube works, steam forge, foundry, and machine works. Manufactures. BELKNAP MOTORS AT THE FAIR. Tui, lirst of the exhibitors in the Electrical Building tocomplete their displa) were the Belknap Hlotor Company, ofPortland, Me., who show a very interesting collection ofmotors, fans, generators, etc. The exhibit occupies Space 2,Section 3. Th(^ ajiparatus shown is nearly all in actual operation, and isdriven by a lOH. P. 221) volt B. C. (Helknap Standard)motor. Thisoperatesa ll)(l lightstandard dynanioof 110 current generated by Ibis machine is used to operate thevarious jiieces of mechanism, lamps, etc., comprising the ex-hibit. Prominent among the machines shown is a combinedexhaust fan and motor of 1 kilo-watt capacity, running at 670revolutions. The motor is nuiltipolar, and can lie
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