. Railway age gazette . plied eitherto push or pull on the rod. The operators valve is designedto give a ver\- delicate control of the pressure on the rod is guided by means of a box traveling between twocross channels, which iiiav be securelv held at anv convenient point. There are no parts that will be injured by exposure toweather and the press may be installed at any convenient pointin the shop yard where compressed air is available. .\t the shop of the Central of Georgia, where the original pressis still in service, a considerable reduction in the cost of steelcar repairs is cl
. Railway age gazette . plied eitherto push or pull on the rod. The operators valve is designedto give a ver\- delicate control of the pressure on the rod is guided by means of a box traveling between twocross channels, which iiiav be securelv held at anv convenient point. There are no parts that will be injured by exposure toweather and the press may be installed at any convenient pointin the shop yard where compressed air is available. .\t the shop of the Central of Georgia, where the original pressis still in service, a considerable reduction in the cost of steelcar repairs is claimed to have been effected since its force on this work is stated to have been reduced from26 to 10 men. Damaged sheets, rolled shapes, sills, etc., fromsteel cars, truck frames, brake beams and bent drawbars whichmust be scrapped or put in shape in the blacksmith or boilershop at considerable expense, can be straightened under the press =at a slight cost. With the exception of heavy sills and I Straightening Steel Car Material with Pneumatic Press car material is straightened cold and the parts fit, when puttogether again, without the necessity of reaming rivet press is very simple and can be operated by common yardlaborers without danger of injury to the machine or the oper-ator. It is now being manufactured by the Curtis PneumaticMachinery Company, St. Louis, Sio. VERTICAL SHAPER The 10 in. vertical shaper shown in the illustrations hasbeen developed by the Pratt & Wliitney Company. It is especiallj adapted to die cutting, and the toolpost construction permits the use of unusually short toolson outside work. The rotary table is mounted on dove-tailed bearings whichare provided w-ith taper gibs for maintaining the proper rela-tion between the bearing surfaces. Both hand and powercontrol of the longitudinal, transverse and rotary feeds isprovided. A quick indexing mechanism also forms part ofthe construction, whereby the tabl
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