. American engineer and railroad journal . TRIPLE-PRESSURE RIVETER. With Outside Packing. Bement, Miles & Co. These engravings represent an interesting new developmentwhich every railroad officer in charge of shop equipmentshould investigate. They show a 124-in., 75-ton machine, withcylinder and frames separate and of steel. All of the packingsare of hemp and all are outside of the cylinder—a most im-portant feature, which we believe has not before been accom-plished in this kind of machine. They may he renewed withoutdismantling the machine. Furthermore, three pressures, 25, 50and 75 tons, ar
. American engineer and railroad journal . TRIPLE-PRESSURE RIVETER. With Outside Packing. Bement, Miles & Co. These engravings represent an interesting new developmentwhich every railroad officer in charge of shop equipmentshould investigate. They show a 124-in., 75-ton machine, withcylinder and frames separate and of steel. All of the packingsare of hemp and all are outside of the cylinder—a most im-portant feature, which we believe has not before been accom-plished in this kind of machine. They may he renewed withoutdismantling the machine. Furthermore, three pressures, 25, 50and 75 tons, are obtained with one valve and one accumulatorpressure, and these pressures are all applied in a straight lineto the rivet and close to the dies. There are very few waterjoints. The photograph shows also the valve for operating thecrane. The reader will find the construction of this machinevery interesting. It is remarkably simple. To facilitate the description the sectional view is cylinder A and the guideways for the r
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