Railway and Locomotive Engineering . been necessary to put in two new sidesheets at a cost ot $ The boilerwas subjected to a water pressure testof 275 pounds per square inch withoutany leak of any kind apparent in thewelds. Fig. 5 shows a view of a locomotivesteam dome, which had ten cracks reach-ing from the rivet holes to the caulkingedge. The time occupied in the repairwork was one hour, with a consumptionof 50 cubic feet of oxygen, with a totalapproximate cost of $ Without thewelding appliance it would have beennecessary to construct and attach a newdome to this locomotive at a
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . been necessary to put in two new sidesheets at a cost ot $ The boilerwas subjected to a water pressure testof 275 pounds per square inch withoutany leak of any kind apparent in thewelds. Fig. 5 shows a view of a locomotivesteam dome, which had ten cracks reach-ing from the rivet holes to the caulkingedge. The time occupied in the repairwork was one hour, with a consumptionof 50 cubic feet of oxygen, with a totalapproximate cost of $ Without thewelding appliance it would have beennecessary to construct and attach a newdome to this locomotive at a cost of$125, and would have necessitated keep-ing the locomotive out of service at leastfor several days. Fig. 6 shows repair work on four of cases, as in serious cylinder fractures,complete repairs have been made withoutremoving the cylinders from their places,and in every instance with the most qual-ifying results. It should be borne in mind, however,that the perfect repair of these and otherserious fractures can only be expected
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