. The Street railway journal . e Mechan-ical Appliance Company, Milwaukee,Wis., is equipped for a 2 to 1 speedreduction, while further changes ofspeed are obtainable through the conepulleys. In this case the speed-changing controller is mounted di-rectly upon the side of the drill up-right, adjacent to the feed-handle, where it is most convenientto the operator. In addition to this equipment, as shown, there is installed atthe rear of the car storage shed a large open forge of the porta-ble type, which was furnished by the Buffalo Forge forge is of the large circular type, without
. The Street railway journal . e Mechan-ical Appliance Company, Milwaukee,Wis., is equipped for a 2 to 1 speedreduction, while further changes ofspeed are obtainable through the conepulleys. In this case the speed-changing controller is mounted di-rectly upon the side of the drill up-right, adjacent to the feed-handle, where it is most convenientto the operator. In addition to this equipment, as shown, there is installed atthe rear of the car storage shed a large open forge of the porta-ble type, which was furnished by the Buffalo Forge forge is of the large circular type, without hood, so thatit may be easily moved from point to point as required. A spe-cial ventilating hood was thought unnecessary on account oT 1040 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XXIV. No. 24 the high roof of the shop, which would facilitate ventilationThe forge is provided with a small motor-driven blower outfit,mounted upon an extension of its base, so that the entire equip-ment is self-contained. The blower is operated at high speed. I HE LOCKER ROOM FOR CAR-SERVICE MEN AND OTHER EM-PLOYEES, COMBINING FIREPROOF AND SANITARYADVANTAGES by a J4hp direct-connected General Electric motor, so that foroperation it is only necessary to carry a pair of wires from anearby outlet plug to the motor. EMPLOYEES* ROOMSTwo of the accompanying views are presented to illustratethe provisions that have been made for the comfort of the carservice men, both in caring for theirclothing when on duty and in pro-viding a recreation room when theyare at leisure. For the former, alocker room has been provided withthe latest and most modern equipmentto be had. The room in which thelockers are installed is, as may beseen from the view, of a triangularshape, which necessitated a peculiararrangement of the lockers to con-form to the space occupied, but thishas been provided for in an arrange-ment of lockers upon two tiers upontwo sides of the room, and a singleand a double tier through the middle,at the wider end
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