. Railway mechanical engineer . ht edges, or removing wheels and transportingthem to a quartering machine, wastes valuable time of me-chanics and helpers which can lie greatly reduced by using \ - OSION, M \ Vi f Fig. 1.—General View of Ashton Driving Wheel Quartering Gage the new gage. A mechanic can readily test pins for quarter-ing in any position of the drivers without removing themfrom the frames, requiring but a few minutes per pair ofwheels, whereas the old method takes a mechanic and helperseveral hours. The gage is likewise a time-saver when apply-ing new axles to old wheel centers. B
. Railway mechanical engineer . ht edges, or removing wheels and transportingthem to a quartering machine, wastes valuable time of me-chanics and helpers which can lie greatly reduced by using \ - OSION, M \ Vi f Fig. 1.—General View of Ashton Driving Wheel Quartering Gage the new gage. A mechanic can readily test pins for quarter-ing in any position of the drivers without removing themfrom the frames, requiring but a few minutes per pair ofwheels, whereas the old method takes a mechanic and helperseveral hours. The gage is likewise a time-saver when apply-ing new axles to old wheel centers. By pressing one wheelon its axle and then starting the opposite wheel, gage readings can he taken which will accurately indicate whether the wheelis in the proper position, and if not the necessary amountthat it should be moved before being pressed fully on. Thequickness with which this operation can be performed will,in a short time, save the initial cost of the gage. The gage is illustrated in Fig. 1 and its method of use in. Fig. 2.—View Showing Method of Using Quartering Gage Fig. 2. It is made to accommodate 24 to 32-in. stroke loco-motives, being provided with an adjustable arm A (Fig. 2),being held in any desired position by thumb screw B andhaving a ball center C at one end for application in thecenter hole of the driving axle. After C is fitted in place theangle end of the gage is raised until the arms F F meet thecrank-pin. A reading is then taken of the position of pointerP on the dial. Pointer P is gravity operated by means ofthe circular weight on the lower end and revolves entirelyabout the circumference of the dial, sufficient space beingprovided for the weight to pass between the cross-bar and thegraduated dial. The pointer axis is set on hardened steelpivot points and is, therefore, practically frictionless. Theweight on the end of the pointer is sufficient to cause thepointer to oscillate and assume an accurate vertical operation, readings are t
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