. Railway master mechanic [microform] . anic ofthe Washington division of the Oregon Railroad & Navi-gation Co., with headquarters at Starbuck, Wash. Mr. J. P. OBrien has been appointed general superin-tendent of the rail lines of the Oregon Railroad & Navi-gation Company, with headquarters at Portland, will have charge of the transportation, maintenanceof way and bridge and building departments, and of themechanical department, not including the general shops. ■»•» — Slxteen-Inch Crank Shaper The accompanying illustrations present the principal feat-ures of a new 16-inch crank shaper r
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . anic ofthe Washington division of the Oregon Railroad & Navi-gation Co., with headquarters at Starbuck, Wash. Mr. J. P. OBrien has been appointed general superin-tendent of the rail lines of the Oregon Railroad & Navi-gation Company, with headquarters at Portland, will have charge of the transportation, maintenanceof way and bridge and building departments, and of themechanical department, not including the general shops. ■»•» — Slxteen-Inch Crank Shaper The accompanying illustrations present the principal feat-ures of a new 16-inch crank shaper recently perfected by theQueen City Machine Tool Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, especial-ly designed for heavy duty and long life. A high degree ofaccuracy in the work produced by this machine is insuredby the great care exercised in its manufacture and benefit of the high speed tool steels, now in wide use,may be derived, such service being provided for by the ratio September, 1904. RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC 371. ins. top wearing surfaces, insuring permanent alignment ofthe table. The cross traverse is 21 ins. and the screw hasgraduated collar. Vertical adjustment is effected by meansof bevel gears that are protected from chips and dirt, andprovided with ball bearings, which reduce friction to theminimum. The improved telescopic screw does away withcutting a hole in the floor. The rocker arm is connected to the ram by means of alink, properly set, giving a straight pull and an even cuttingspeed, with a very quick return and no lost motion. Fig. 3shows tbis construction, and also the very superior adjust-ment to compensate for wear of crank shoe. C^^0 Fig. 1—Queen City Sixteen-Inch Shaper. of back gearing of 20 to 1. This gearing is shown in Fig. 2. The column is of large proportions. It is very heavy andreinforced at proper points to resist working strain. Thebearing for the ram is SO^-inch by 10-inch, and attention isdirected to the manner in which the slides
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