. Railway mechanical engineer . enfull time according to his rate in the shop. In addition to thishe is required to work from 25 to 50 problems a month at problems all pertain to practical shop work and are ahe!p in his shop studies. the rompetition on How Can I Help the Apprentice? OIL-BURNING BLACKSMITH FORGE BY F. G. Kniilneer, .Spokane, Portland & .Seattle, Portland, Ore. Ihe bhicksmith shop at the Vancouver (Washington) shopsof the Spokane, Portland & Seattle is equipped with oil-burningforges which have proved entirely satisfactory, the fueloil even possessi
. Railway mechanical engineer . enfull time according to his rate in the shop. In addition to thishe is required to work from 25 to 50 problems a month at problems all pertain to practical shop work and are ahe!p in his shop studies. the rompetition on How Can I Help the Apprentice? OIL-BURNING BLACKSMITH FORGE BY F. G. Kniilneer, .Spokane, Portland & .Seattle, Portland, Ore. Ihe bhicksmith shop at the Vancouver (Washington) shopsof the Spokane, Portland & Seattle is equipped with oil-burningforges which have proved entirely satisfactory, the fueloil even possessing a number of advantages over coal or cokefor this class of service. The burners are the same as thatdescribed in connection with an oil-burning sand-dryer on page407 of the August issue of the Railway Age Gaselte, MechanicalEdition. A standard size forge is built of fire brick with a combustionchamber and delivery passageway as shown in the liurner is inserted at the moutli of the horizontal passagc-. 4r Combusfion ChamberBlackimith Forge Using Fuel Oil way, the flame striking the wall of the combustion chamber, fromwhich it is diverted upward to the work. A hood of fire brickto suit the type of work to be handled is laid over the fire, whichmay be made to cover a very small or a very large piece ofmetal, as required. Oil as a fuel for use in a forge is especially convenientand economical. The fire is always clean and is ready whenneeded, without the unsatisfactory expenditure of time in build-ing and keeping it up. About twenty-five per cent more workcan be turned out than with a coal or coke fire. This is partlydue to the fact that the oil fire covers a greater heating areathan either a coal or a coke fire, causing the piece in the fireto heat very rapidly, and the heat penetrates at an even tem-perature, avoiding any possibility of the outside of the metalburning before it is Iiot at the center. Coal or coke usuallycontains either sulphur or phos
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