Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908 . dry. The Cleaning Boom. The castings are brought from thefoundry to the cleaning room wherethey are placed in tumbling mills andground. This room is 45x50 feet andis equipped with five tumbling mills in-stalled by the Whiting Foundry Equip-ment Co., Harvey, 111. The mills aredriven by a 20 horse-power motor. Testing Department. The next step in progress of the workthrough the departments is the firsttesting operation. The testing and as-sembling shop is 250x107 feet. The sec-tions which are only 5-32 of an inchthick, are subjected to a
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1908 . dry. The Cleaning Boom. The castings are brought from thefoundry to the cleaning room wherethey are placed in tumbling mills andground. This room is 45x50 feet andis equipped with five tumbling mills in-stalled by the Whiting Foundry Equip-ment Co., Harvey, 111. The mills aredriven by a 20 horse-power motor. Testing Department. The next step in progress of the workthrough the departments is the firsttesting operation. The testing and as-sembling shop is 250x107 feet. The sec-tions which are only 5-32 of an inchthick, are subjected to a hydrstatic testof 120 lbs. per square inch. They are then tapped on the tappingand facing machine shown in Fig. of these machines have been erect-ed and another is under taps and faces four openings in aradiator section in one operation. Itis adjustable for radiators of variouslengths and widths. The angle sec-tions for bay windows are machined ona boring mill. An assembling machine is used forfitting the loops together. Before the.
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