. American engineer and railroad journal . J ^ I ^. Fig. 10. out and rounding the edges. Probably the best piece of diework which is done in the shop is the draw hook for the coalcars, which is shown in flg. 9. This draw-hook is made fromslabs which have been hammered up from .scraj) iron underthe steam hammer, and are then welded together into a spade-shaped form. After this is done they arc reheated, the key-way in the tail of the shank punched, and the hook itselfpunched out of the solid plate by the dies, of which we alsogive engravings, fig. 10. Then in the same heat they areplaced under
. American engineer and railroad journal . J ^ I ^. Fig. 10. out and rounding the edges. Probably the best piece of diework which is done in the shop is the draw hook for the coalcars, which is shown in flg. 9. This draw-hook is made fromslabs which have been hammered up from .scraj) iron underthe steam hammer, and are then welded together into a spade-shaped form. After this is done they arc reheated, the key-way in the tail of the shank punched, and the hook itselfpunched out of the solid plate by the dies, of which we alsogive engravings, fig. 10. Then in the same heat they areplaced under another stamping die and the edges of the hookrounded, so that when tht-y leave the hammer tliey are all readyfor under the cars. This is very much more rajiid work,and the company claim that a stronger hook is made than inthe old method of drawing out and turning up the hook, as isusually done. Of course the mauufaclure of a hook in this waycan only be done economically when large quantities areused ; but inasmuch as the Reading Hoad has sev
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