E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . es. The most commonlyused are made of /^-in. steel wire, one end with a ringhandle, the other end corkscrew. An adjustable wheelpuller for replacing pinions and gears, pulling outbushings and valve seats—a strong one and easy tomake—is shown in Fig. 8. A small automobile screw-jack which can be handled with one hand where crow-bars cannot be used is likewise essential, as are alsoseveral chisels of different shapes for cutting gaskets,and a vacuum and a pressure gage for testing made of old files for cleaning flanges and a finewire brush f
E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . es. The most commonlyused are made of /^-in. steel wire, one end with a ringhandle, the other end corkscrew. An adjustable wheelpuller for replacing pinions and gears, pulling outbushings and valve seats—a strong one and easy tomake—is shown in Fig. 8. A small automobile screw-jack which can be handled with one hand where crow-bars cannot be used is likewise essential, as are alsoseveral chisels of different shapes for cutting gaskets,and a vacuum and a pressure gage for testing made of old files for cleaning flanges and a finewire brush for cleaning threads should be provided. On pipe joints use a mixture of graphite and linseedoil. If in narrow places and high pressure there istrouble in holding gaskets, use soft sheet zinc aboutjV in. thick in one or two thicknesses. If taken outoften, the zinc sheets must be annealed. Advantage of Washing From a Flowing Stream The illustrations show the application of the showerto the ordinary type of faucet for washing purposes. ArPI-lCATlUX OF THE FLOWING STREAM in change houses. This improved method of washingfrom a flowing stream permits a workman to performhis ablutions in a more thorough manner than is al-lowed by the usual method. The advantages are ap- parent, as the upper part of the body can be easilyreached by the stream, much to the satisfaction of theworkman. The sanitary feature of the installation is adistinct advantage, as the operation is claimed to be ab-solutely germless.
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