. American engineer . ires one less operation to form it. Shop men know what would happen to the lever guide. Fig. it gets in the shop. I am sure they would not make thosefancy reverse bends; it should be made in accordance with thedotted lines at the right, unless there is a fancy for this curveof beauty. The draftsman who designed it was very much inneed of shop experience. 446 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION. Vol. 87, No. 8. The guide in Fig. 6 was designed to carry a cylinder leverand a push rod having a total weight of less than 100 lbs. Canyou see any reason for not making


. American engineer . ires one less operation to form it. Shop men know what would happen to the lever guide. Fig. it gets in the shop. I am sure they would not make thosefancy reverse bends; it should be made in accordance with thedotted lines at the right, unless there is a fancy for this curveof beauty. The draftsman who designed it was very much inneed of shop experience. 446 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION. Vol. 87, No. 8. The guide in Fig. 6 was designed to carry a cylinder leverand a push rod having a total weight of less than 100 lbs. Canyou see any reason for not making it in the shape of the dottedlines at the right? Surely, two s-^ in. rivets, though in tension,are good for more than the load it is likely to carry. These are and bolster casting to the tank that about SO per cent, of thetanks leak. The high center of gravity is not only dangerous because ofthe possibility of derailment, but also because it is destructive tothe underframe. I have in mind a design in which the oscil-. ^ N ---0


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