. Railway age gazette . w Deyh BRIDGEFORD GAP AXLE LATHE A center drive gap axle lathe with two carriages, designedspecially for use in railroad shops where it is desired to turn thejournals of car axles without removing the wheels, is shownin the accompanying illustrations. This machine has been de-. Lathe Equipped for Axles with Journals Between the Wheels signed and is built by the Bridgeford Machine Tool Works,Rochester, N. Y., and in construction is very similar to theother axle lathes built by this company. This machine is designed to be placed in a pit so that the axles hinge bolts. The
. Railway age gazette . w Deyh BRIDGEFORD GAP AXLE LATHE A center drive gap axle lathe with two carriages, designedspecially for use in railroad shops where it is desired to turn thejournals of car axles without removing the wheels, is shownin the accompanying illustrations. This machine has been de-. Lathe Equipped for Axles with Journals Between the Wheels signed and is built by the Bridgeford Machine Tool Works,Rochester, N. Y., and in construction is very similar to theother axle lathes built by this company. This machine is designed to be placed in a pit so that the axles hinge bolts. These fastenings can be released with less thanone-half turn of each nut and the upper half of the driving headoperates on a heavy hinge stud placed in the front of themachine. To lift it, the pull pin is pushed in place and the nutsare released. An eye bolt is placed on the upper half of thehead and to this can be attached a rope with counterweightsoperating a set of sheaves. The driving head throughout is very powerful and of heavyconstruction. The gear has a S-in. face and runs in heavybronze bearings scraped to a fit. The lathe is furnished with aself-centering steel driver plate operated on the same principleas on the companys previous axle lathes. The power isapplied to a constant speed pul
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