. American engineer . btained. They are placed onthe mandrel, shown in one of the illustrations, which is at-tached to the lathe spindle, and are accurately centered byfour adjustable jaws forced out by a tapered pin in the are then clamped in place and turned on the outside,the same limit gage used for the filling blocks being employedto insure an accurate fit at the flanges. Standard calipers arealso provided for giving the proper diameters. Careful records have shown that the first cost of this rodcomplete is S25 less than the strap, or open end rod. In re- 480 AMERICAN ENGINEER
. American engineer . btained. They are placed onthe mandrel, shown in one of the illustrations, which is at-tached to the lathe spindle, and are accurately centered byfour adjustable jaws forced out by a tapered pin in the are then clamped in place and turned on the outside,the same limit gage used for the filling blocks being employedto insure an accurate fit at the flanges. Standard calipers arealso provided for giving the proper diameters. Careful records have shown that the first cost of this rodcomplete is S25 less than the strap, or open end rod. In re- 480 AMERICAN ENGINEER. Vol. 86, No. 9. pairs, if the old brass is simply closed and rebored, it will costbut 79 cents for labor to put the rod in condition for new brasses are required for both ends, the total cost forlabor and material of this rod will be $174, as compared with$ for tlie strap and bolt riHl. the details of these costsbeing shown in the tables below. For the purpose of estimating the saving this type of rod.
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