. American engineer and railroad journal . ver-come the trouble. He should have the supervision of the hostlers,fire cleaners and engine watchmen and the condition of the firesat terminals. His report on quality of coal used and mannerof charging it to engines, should have much weight. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL February, 1911 TOOLS FOR FLUE AND SHEET REPAIRS Western Ry. of France. Flue and firebox troubles which have been particularly prom-inent in connection with the locomotives of certain Europeanrailroads have of late acted as the stimulus for a vast amountof ingenuity in the e
. American engineer and railroad journal . ver-come the trouble. He should have the supervision of the hostlers,fire cleaners and engine watchmen and the condition of the firesat terminals. His report on quality of coal used and mannerof charging it to engines, should have much weight. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL February, 1911 TOOLS FOR FLUE AND SHEET REPAIRS Western Ry. of France. Flue and firebox troubles which have been particularly prom-inent in connection with the locomotives of certain Europeanrailroads have of late acted as the stimulus for a vast amountof ingenuity in the evolution of special devices for performingwork, and for correcting abnormal conditions. Some of thesedevices are radical departures from those employed in fluesettmg in this country, and the methods of heavy firebox re-pair work exhibit a decided variance, but both the tools em-ployed and the operations are very interesting, and at leastclearly indicate that those on the other side in charge of thiswork are not lacking in THE GALLON FLUE SHEET TOOL. M. Gallon, who is connected with the shops of the WesternRy. of France, has devised and patented many clever appli-ances for use in flue and flue sheet work which have beenadopted by his road, and which are attracting considerable at-tention elsewhere from the good results which have beenachieved. One of his very convenient tools for setting flues isshown in the second illustration. The ordinary method practisedprior to its appearance consisted of the use of a dudgeon whichdilates the flue and fits it tight inside the hole in the flue is followed by the beading process, in which a hammeris used to turn over the bead, and the latter finished with ahand or air beading tool. It was well appreciated by M. Gallonthat this work which must be done by shocks is quite liable toloosen the flue in the hole, and in fact to frequently necessitatethe re-application of the dudgeon after the bead had beenformed. This in
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