. Railway and Locomotive Engineering. twopieces of rail about four feet long thatwill go into the slots of the lathe, and alonger piece that will reach from oneface plate to the other. Arrange a hookwith turnbuckle on it to fit over the railand also to take the axle of the this is done you are ready to placeyour wheels, and all you have to do is toroll your wheels where they can be caughtby the hooks and start the machine go-ing, and they are lifted into place in asecond. When the tires have been turned putthe appliance into place again and re-verse the machine and the wheels are
. Railway and Locomotive Engineering. twopieces of rail about four feet long thatwill go into the slots of the lathe, and alonger piece that will reach from oneface plate to the other. Arrange a hookwith turnbuckle on it to fit over the railand also to take the axle of the this is done you are ready to placeyour wheels, and all you have to do is toroll your wheels where they can be caughtby the hooks and start the machine go-ing, and they are lifted into place in asecond. When the tires have been turned putthe appliance into place again and re-verse the machine and the wheels are locomotive crosshead guide bars. A isthe center expander adjusted in the cyl-inder center in the front end of cylinder,and can be readily proved to be in thecenter by calipers or otherwise. B showsa tapering attachment, or cone, pressed asfar as possible in the stuffing box in backend of cylinder. If the stuffing box isclean the cone is unerring in regard tothe exact central position, and no timeneed be spent in further proof of the. DEVICE FOR TIRE TURNING. placed back on the floor. One man canoperate this, and it is a very small jobfor two men to roll the wheels and putthem in and tighten centers. The cost is very small, and this rig isabout as efficient as a crane where thereare not a great number of wheels to beturned, and the upkeep cost is nothing. Atlanta. Ga. R. S. Booth.
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