. The Street railway journal . , as in the case of setting and adjusting the automaticpressure valves or adjusting springs for the switch cut-outs, withoutinterfering with workmen testing brake cylinders or other parts,where so high a pressure is not ASSEMBLING DEPARTMENT, HUNT AIR BRAKE WORKS. The last two machines are lathes for making tools and turning uppistons, cranks and work of like nature. All parts of the brake are built from case hardened steel tem-plates; every machine which does a particular part being equippedwith the necessary jigs, so that there is no time lost in fit
. The Street railway journal . , as in the case of setting and adjusting the automaticpressure valves or adjusting springs for the switch cut-outs, withoutinterfering with workmen testing brake cylinders or other parts,where so high a pressure is not ASSEMBLING DEPARTMENT, HUNT AIR BRAKE WORKS. The last two machines are lathes for making tools and turning uppistons, cranks and work of like nature. All parts of the brake are built from case hardened steel tem-plates; every machine which does a particular part being equippedwith the necessary jigs, so that there is no time lost in fitting up forany given part. In the rear, partitioned off from the main building, is an eightyhorse power, horizontal tubular boiler, fired by natural gas, andback of this is a large stationary forge, with all the necessary toolsfor making and dressing machine tools and small forgings used inthe brake. The plant is supplied with power from a forty horsepower, automatic Brownell engine. The works are adjacent to those of the Pittsburgh Reduction STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 647 OCTOBKR, 1896.] Company, at wliosf foundry all brass castings for the w(jrk are sup-A foundry for furnishing castinj^s of iron is also located con-veniently ntar the Hunt Air Brake Coni]
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