Pacific service magazine . eet. Theforge shop contains the regular blacksmithequipment, and the electrical and oxy-acety-lene welding departments. The equipmentfor the electrical welding consists of twomotor-generator units of 60-90 volt, 200ampere capacity, which supplies current forthe direct current welding. A 440-voltsingle-phase alternating current butt welderis also provided. The welding current out-lets are of the interlocking switch type,thus safeguarding the workers. The pattern shop adjoins the forge shop,and is separated from it by a fireproof shop is fully equipped with t
Pacific service magazine . eet. Theforge shop contains the regular blacksmithequipment, and the electrical and oxy-acety-lene welding departments. The equipmentfor the electrical welding consists of twomotor-generator units of 60-90 volt, 200ampere capacity, which supplies current forthe direct current welding. A 440-voltsingle-phase alternating current butt welderis also provided. The welding current out-lets are of the interlocking switch type,thus safeguarding the workers. The pattern shop adjoins the forge shop,and is separated from it by a fireproof shop is fully equipped with the mostmodern tools for pattern making. Steelshelving provides storage for all active pat-terns. The foundry is located north of the pat-tern and forge shops in a building 60 by220 feet. All castings of bronze, brass, cop-per and iron used by the Supply Depart-ment are made here. The shop is equippedwith an iron cupola of 3000 pound capacity,and three oil burning brass furnaces. Afive-ton traveling crane is provided in the. Vi\iillincr. iron foundry. A portion of this buildingprovides storage for scrap copper, brass andaluminum. The laboratory building makes up thethird unit of the group and is located onthe block to the south of the warehousebuilding. The building is 98 by 170 exterior is similar to the other build-ings of the group, but the interior hasbeen constructed to meet the highly special-ized work carried on by this testing of all materials used on con-struction and repair work of the companyis taken care of in this unit. Special re-search work is also carried on. The type of building which would bethe most suitable for a group of this naturewas the object of much study. After dueconsideration of all types the class Ctype, with concrete walls and timber frame,was decided upon as being best fitted tomeet all of the controlling conditions. Thefloor of the warehouse is of concrete, whilethat of the electric and machine shops is ofredwo
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