. Railway mechanical engineer . It is ordinarily true that heavyelectric Iwornotive cabs do not carry the draft gear, as thebuffing force is carried through the main frjmcs. But itis further understood that a cab cannot be relegated to thei<ack sho[) for repairs, as a car Ixxly may \x sent to the riptrack for frequent attention. Too much investment is tiedup in the locomotive, .sometimes SO to 75 times as much asin a car. The framework of the cab is shown inF*ig. 10. This is built witii templates and secured to theunderframe. Likewise the ends are built on forms and totemp
. Railway mechanical engineer . It is ordinarily true that heavyelectric Iwornotive cabs do not carry the draft gear, as thebuffing force is carried through the main frjmcs. But itis further understood that a cab cannot be relegated to thei<ack sho[) for repairs, as a car Ixxly may \x sent to the riptrack for frequent attention. Too much investment is tiedup in the locomotive, .sometimes SO to 75 times as much asin a car. The framework of the cab is shown inF*ig. 10. This is built witii templates and secured to theunderframe. Likewise the ends are built on forms and totemplates as depicted in Fig. 11. As in the case of the 322 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 96, No. 6 running gears the work is very exact and all parts aretliorouglily interchangeable. The side sheeting is then ap-plied, also floor and deck work. After painting the assem-bled mechanical parts appear as shown in Fig. 12. In following the various steps above indicated in the de-sign and construction of mechanical parts of electric. Tool for Straightening Arch Pipes By E. A. Miller VYHEN locomotive arch pipes bercme bent owing to over-heating, supporting excessive weights, or any othercause, the tool shown in the illustration can be used tostraighten the pipes quickly and without the expenditure ofvery much energy. The device consists simply of a beam, ,7c;p/^ per inch ■%/livef
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