. Railway mechanical engineer . e flexible joints can be used for both steam and airand with standard piping will replace rubber hose in manyplaces. They are especially adapted for use in roundhouseblower and blow-oft lines, terminal coach heating lines, pumptesting racks, etc. They can be used also to advantage in themain reser\oir connections on locomotives, where flexibilityis a desirable feature, and thereby eliminate pipe failurescaused by a rigid union joint. The joints are made for eitherstraight or angle connections. AUTOMATIC METAL CUTTING-OFFMACHINES The Nutter & Barnes Company, Hins
. Railway mechanical engineer . e flexible joints can be used for both steam and airand with standard piping will replace rubber hose in manyplaces. They are especially adapted for use in roundhouseblower and blow-oft lines, terminal coach heating lines, pumptesting racks, etc. They can be used also to advantage in themain reser\oir connections on locomotives, where flexibilityis a desirable feature, and thereby eliminate pipe failurescaused by a rigid union joint. The joints are made for eitherstraight or angle connections. AUTOMATIC METAL CUTTING-OFFMACHINES The Nutter & Barnes Company, Hinsdale, N. H., has re-cently improved its cutting-oft machines by the addition ofa new method of lubrication which provides a heavy streamof lubricant at the cutting edge of the saws. The lubricantis contained in a well in the base of the machine and ispumped from there to a duct which is a part of the sawhood, as shown in the illustration. The supply of lubricantis controlled by the valve at the left of the hood. A Automatic Cutting-Off Machine pipe connects the reservoir at the bottom of the machinewith the pump. The motor for driving this machine is mounted directlyon tile movable slide of the machine. This arrangementis compact and the motor is up off the floor, out of the wayof dirt and possible injury. This machine has a work table14 in. by 2.^ in. by 29 in. high. The distance between theclamped yoke and the table is 10>4 in. The saw carriageis 23 in. long by 17 in. wide and is equipped with bothpower and hand feed. The machine is driven by a , has a floor space of 3 ft. bv S ft. 6 in. and a netweight of lb. June, 1917 RAILWAY iMECHANICAL ENGINEER 357 LOCOLIGHT HEADLIGHT EQUIPMENT The Locolight Company, Indianapolis, Ind., has recentlybrought out a new model of the standard generator which thecompany has been manufacturing since 1914. The newmachine, which is rated to deliver 450 watts at 32 volts, em-bodies all the principal features used in
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