. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . r, can worksimultaneously only on pairs of wheelshaving left-hand lead. The smallestradius to which the quartering attach-ment can be worked in this lathe is 13in. Modifications can be made, how-ever, to permit of working smallerradius. We understand that the Eastern TexasR. R. have ordered a combination passen-ger and baggage car to be rebuilt by theHicks Locomotive & Car Works, of Chi-cago. Mr. F. M. Hicks recently sold alogging engine to the D. S. Pate LumberCompany. The engine had been re
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . r, can worksimultaneously only on pairs of wheelshaving left-hand lead. The smallestradius to which the quartering attach-ment can be worked in this lathe is 13in. Modifications can be made, how-ever, to permit of working smallerradius. We understand that the Eastern TexasR. R. have ordered a combination passen-ger and baggage car to be rebuilt by theHicks Locomotive & Car Works, of Chi-cago. Mr. F. M. Hicks recently sold alogging engine to the D. S. Pate LumberCompany. The engine had been rebuilt atthe works. The St. Louis & Gulf Ry. haveordered a so-ton mogul engine, cylinders19 X 24, to be rebuilt at the Hicks Loco-motive Works. Mr. Chas. B. Goes has pur-chased from F. M. Hicks a theatrical at the works. The St. Louis &Gulf Ry. have placed an order calling for40 flat cars to be rebuilt. The EmpireSteel & Iron Company, Catasauqua, Pa.,have purchased a four-wheel switch-enginefrom this concern; it was rebuilt by before the sale. The Colorado &. EXTRA HEAVY DRIVING WIIEEI, LATHE— WORKS. change from the ordinary speed to theextremely slow speed is instantaneousand is performed by throwing a adjusting the right-hand headstocka motor is mounted at the endof the bed. The face plates are 72 dia. and fitted with internal cut gears,made of gun-iron. The former are pro-vided with openings to receiv£ the crank-pins, so that the wheels may be placedclose to the face plates. All of the shafts from the motor to theface plates run in bronze bearings. Allof the large gears are of strong gun-ironand the pinions, of steel forgings. All ofthe gearing and shafts are designed tosafely transmit a pressure of 18,000 each tool. The cariages and tool rests are massivein construction, the rests being providedwith lateral adjustment on the carriages,as well as with swivel movement, to turnthe necessary taper on the thread. Thefe
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