. American engineer and railroad journal . gauges, tire finishing tools. and the work is directly under the supervision of the generaltool foreman. The general storehouse stock of standard tools, as shown inbig. 12, is an indication of the economy and advantage incidentto the policy of centralized standard duplicate manufacture ofrailway tools, instead of the general practice of each local shopmanufacturing individually from individual varying and specialdesigns. Under the new policy not only are the tools more per-fectly designed and built, and more cheaply, but the needs of allshops are serv
. American engineer and railroad journal . gauges, tire finishing tools. and the work is directly under the supervision of the generaltool foreman. The general storehouse stock of standard tools, as shown inbig. 12, is an indication of the economy and advantage incidentto the policy of centralized standard duplicate manufacture ofrailway tools, instead of the general practice of each local shopmanufacturing individually from individual varying and specialdesigns. Under the new policy not only are the tools more per-fectly designed and built, and more cheaply, but the needs of allshops are served more promptly and efficiently by the finishedstock at the general storehouse, a stock which is much smallerthan would be needed, were each local shop to protect its ownrequirements. The foregoing covers in a general way the mechanical featuresof the tool system, as carried out in successful practice. In orderto make the system effective, and maintain an efficient hut mini-mum stock of tools at all simps, a tool stock book is FIG. g.—IMPROVED CYLINDER BORING MACHINE ENTIRELY RECONSTRUCTED IN RAILROAD SHOP AND TOOL ROOM. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE FACILITY WITH WHICH EVEN LARGE SPECIAL MACHINES MAY BE PRODUCED- BY A THOROUGHLY- ARRANGED AND EQUIPPED TOOL ROOM AND FORCE. THIS MACHINE WILL BORE, FACE AND FINISH COMPLETE AN 18-INCH SINGLE CYLINDER IN FROM TWO TO THREE HOURS, WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY COMMERCIAL TOOL. The general tool room at Topeka is equipped to handle toolwork of every description, having all the facilities and labor-saving devices and methods that have proven really efficient. Ex-amples of lessened costs of production under the new system,with improvd quality of output, may be given: Turning flue roller pins, former days output, S in 30 hours: present out-put, 46 in 10 hours. Milling a 28J4 reamer, complete, former lime, 7 hours; present time, hours. Forging blacksmith flatter under steam hammer, former cost, 24c; presentcost, loc
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