. Railway track and track work . K /2 ?->k-? /2i K- -; 24^--. Fig. 175.—Tamping Puddle. Fig. 162.—Clawbar. Standard Forms of Tools Recommended by the Roadmasters Association of .\merica. cut several rails, while another may lose its edge in cutting one rail. Thestriking hammer should have a smooth face and edges, or pieces may fly ofYand strike the chiselman. It is very bad practice to notch the rail with achisel and then drop it on a block to break it, but sometimes the head is cutwith a portable saw and the work finished with the chisel. Two forms ofchisels are shown in Figs. 167 and 168,
. Railway track and track work . K /2 ?->k-? /2i K- -; 24^--. Fig. 175.—Tamping Puddle. Fig. 162.—Clawbar. Standard Forms of Tools Recommended by the Roadmasters Association of .\merica. cut several rails, while another may lose its edge in cutting one rail. Thestriking hammer should have a smooth face and edges, or pieces may fly ofYand strike the chiselman. It is very bad practice to notch the rail with achisel and then drop it on a block to break it, but sometimes the head is cutwith a portable saw and the work finished with the chisel. Two forms ofchisels are shown in Figs. 167 and 168, the latter being that adopted by theRoadmasters Association. The handle should be about 18 ins. long, so thatthe man holding it will be out of the way of the hammer. A properly madeand fitted handle should be used, and not any rough stick that is handy. Thesteel track or rail punch for hand use, Fig. 169, weighs about 4| lbs. The headis ig-in. square at the cutting end, which has a beveled face; round punchesare also used. Chisels and punches weigh about
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