. Railway mechanical engineer . Ccnnections Placed at an Angle Away fronOperator W/iien Making Connections selves is the adoption of the portable wire screen which, asin Fig. 7, is placed at any convenient point to prevent chipsmade by one man from striking another nearby. This schemecan be developed further in the yard where chipping or cut-. Fig. 9—Safety Railing Around the Lye Pit of a Steel tube containing a number of holes through whichthe chips may work out when boring. The tube is locatedover the spindle which carries the bit and is attached to abracket by which it is prevented from rot
. Railway mechanical engineer . Ccnnections Placed at an Angle Away fronOperator W/iien Making Connections selves is the adoption of the portable wire screen which, asin Fig. 7, is placed at any convenient point to prevent chipsmade by one man from striking another nearby. This schemecan be developed further in the yard where chipping or cut-. Fig. 9—Safety Railing Around the Lye Pit of a Steel tube containing a number of holes through whichthe chips may work out when boring. The tube is locatedover the spindle which carries the bit and is attached to abracket by which it is prevented from rotating, and by which ting rivet or bolt heads is done, b)- making a portable screenwith a substantial base which will prevent the chips or headsfrom flying about. Still another device used for stoppingmetal parts that would otherwise fly to a considerable dis- 96 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 93, No. 2 tance is the wire basket which is held under rivet heads whichare being cut off by hand chisel and sledge. One of the unsatisfactory features of many erecting floorsis the system (or lack of system) of steps, ladders and stag-ings for enabling the men to climb about the ends and topsof boilers and Not only are the makeshift rigsoften dangerous to those obliged to use them, but they areto an equal the cause of lost
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