. American engineer and railroad journal . IS-INCH LATHE IN ERECTING SHOP. Function of the Tool Room.—In a broad sense it has beensaid that the prime function ofthe tool room is to act in thecapacity of an arsenal to pro-vide the management with thenecessary weapons to wage warupon excessive cost; the wordexcessive is here used to indi-cate any excess of cost beyondthat minimum at which it ispossible to produce the articleto be manufactured. Now andthen a master mechanic tells ushe has built and repaired en-gines without having any toolroom connected with the days gone by, successfulba
. American engineer and railroad journal . IS-INCH LATHE IN ERECTING SHOP. Function of the Tool Room.—In a broad sense it has beensaid that the prime function ofthe tool room is to act in thecapacity of an arsenal to pro-vide the management with thenecessary weapons to wage warupon excessive cost; the wordexcessive is here used to indi-cate any excess of cost beyondthat minimum at which it ispossible to produce the articleto be manufactured. Now andthen a master mechanic tells ushe has built and repaired en-gines without having any toolroom connected with the days gone by, successfulbattles were fought with clubs,bows and arrows; but whatchances would these same armiesstand with a modern armyequipped with modern weapons?An aim of every superintendentof motive power is to obtain themost extensive output possibleat the lowest cost, and the toolroom is perhaps the most impor-tant factor in bringing aboutsuch a result.—Mr. H. W. Jacobsin the Engineering Magazine. 92 AMERICAN ENGINEEE AXD RAILROAD JOURNAL. STANDARD BOX CAB—NEW STANDARD 40-TON BOX CAR. New York Central Lines. About two years ago the officials of the mechanical depait-ment of the New York Central Lines appointed a committeeto prepare designs for a standard 36 ft., lb. capacity,box car. When the designs were completed four cars werepartially constructed at each of four points on the system inorder to show clearly the different details of constructionThese were then carefully examined and criticized by thevarious officials and the design was perfected. The systemhas recently ordered 6,000 of these cars, the general dimen-sions of which are as follows: Length over end sills. 37 ft. Length over couplers 40 ft. 2 ins. Length inside of lining 36 ft. % in- Width over sills 9 ft. 2 Ins. YORK CENTRAL LINES. Width over eaves 9 -J1* }??■ Width inside of girth ■ •? ;> }• Width between lining s • b,5n„ Width, extreme, over door handles c ft Width of door openings ■ • ■ ■ ■
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