. Railway mechanical engineer . ies, heat cracksappearing in the latter from continuous use. ELECTRIC WELDING Joseph Grine (New York Central): It is our opinion thatelectric welders in locomotive shops should all be placed underthe blacksmith foreman for the following reasons: (a) Hisknowledge of the properties of, and the effects of heat on ironand steel places him in a position to handle this work very suc-cessfully, (b) His access to all classes of work in all depart-ments places him in a position to get up new methods of doing Septemiikr, 1915 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE. MECHANICAL EDITION 477 th
. Railway mechanical engineer . ies, heat cracksappearing in the latter from continuous use. ELECTRIC WELDING Joseph Grine (New York Central): It is our opinion thatelectric welders in locomotive shops should all be placed underthe blacksmith foreman for the following reasons: (a) Hisknowledge of the properties of, and the effects of heat on ironand steel places him in a position to handle this work very suc-cessfully, (b) His access to all classes of work in all depart-ments places him in a position to get up new methods of doing Septemiikr, 1915 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE. MECHANICAL EDITION 477 the work and to advantageously balance up tlie work in all de-partments, (c) Because of the specialized nature of this workit can be handled better by one man with access to all depart-ments than by each department head. Standardization of practiceis more readily attained. The blacksmitli foremen have takenthe wrong attitude and tried to avoid or shirk this the shop on the railroad with whicli I am connected, we. Round Bar Beveled at ^nds Fig. 7—Method of Arc-Welding Frames are using the electric-welding machines on a large number udifferent operations, some of whicli, with the saving effected, argiven below: No. of .Xpprox, Savint; Units Description of Work Effected 265 Broken frames welded $15, 60 Cracked cylinders welded 14, 28 Front deck castings welded 1, 325 Fireboxes welded 137 Sets of flues welded in back flue sheet *1, 76 Sharp flanges filled in tires 78 Flat spots fdled in tires 40 Mud rings welded or reinforced *Per year in maintenance of these flues. It is couser\ati\e!v estimated that the annual 5a\iug at tlii
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