Railway and Locomotive Engineering . l!!iLeEn)ineerin$ A Practical Journal of Motive Power, Rolling Stock and Appliances Vol. XXIX. 114 Liberty Street, New York, December, 1916. No. 12 A New Design of Car Wheel Lathe Pneumatic Elevating Device—* Sure Grip Holder—Pneumatic Tool Clamps—Increased Weight of Machine—Greater Efficiency. An improved car-wheel lathe of extra much stiffcr throughout, and tliis makes llie 8-in. journals which are now being heavy design has recently been brought possible a far greater output. The weight used. Tlie machine here described is the out by the Niles-Bement-Pon
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . l!!iLeEn)ineerin$ A Practical Journal of Motive Power, Rolling Stock and Appliances Vol. XXIX. 114 Liberty Street, New York, December, 1916. No. 12 A New Design of Car Wheel Lathe Pneumatic Elevating Device—* Sure Grip Holder—Pneumatic Tool Clamps—Increased Weight of Machine—Greater Efficiency. An improved car-wheel lathe of extra much stiffcr throughout, and tliis makes llie 8-in. journals which are now being heavy design has recently been brought possible a far greater output. The weight used. Tlie machine here described is the out by the Niles-Bement-Pond Company, of the machine has been so placed as only one on the market that will take of 111 Broadway, New York. This ma- to reduce vibration under the heavy cuts axles of this size. The largest diameter chine is of the open-center or end-driven to a minimum, and the higli speed steel of wlieels that the lathe will take is 44 type. In developing this machine the tools used are capalile of very heavy cuts. ins. on llie VIEW OF XILES i;\u:.\T .\i.\\ (.\k \riit r\MTonr. (, i-.\ci-: 1l.\tks .\xi) strI: i;rii Ml \ 111, \i.\ric builders have kept in mind the latest re- Of great importance to locomotive One the most important new fca-quirements of car and locomotive shops, shops and certain car sliops is the fact lures of tliis new lathe is a quick-operal-In the first place this new machine is that this lathe will accommodate ing, powerful device, which enables theconsiderably heavier than any of this journals as large as 8 ins. in diameter, operator to instantly clamp the right-type previously built. The result of this The machine can therefore be used for hand headstock by simply turning an airis the production of a machine which is turning locomotive trailer wheels with \alve. The device is operated by a large 398 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. December, 1916. air cylinder, and it clamps the head
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