. American engineer . r on the road itself is con-siderably less than on the strap, or open type of rod. The parts that fit into the opening in the back end of therod are all made to jigs and templets, and are are six of these pieces, which are shown both separatelyand assembled, in the accompanying illustrations. Nos. /. z. ^ and6 are cast steel, while 4 and 5 are brass. The shoe marked /has flanges \Va in. deep, which hold in place and retain any September, 1912. AMERICAN ENGINEER. 479 shims that may be required. Wedge . has one face taperedto a angle of l!i in. in 12 i
. American engineer . r on the road itself is con-siderably less than on the strap, or open type of rod. The parts that fit into the opening in the back end of therod are all made to jigs and templets, and are are six of these pieces, which are shown both separatelyand assembled, in the accompanying illustrations. Nos. /. z. ^ and6 are cast steel, while 4 and 5 are brass. The shoe marked /has flanges \Va in. deep, which hold in place and retain any September, 1912. AMERICAN ENGINEER. 479 shims that may be required. Wedge . has one face taperedto a angle of l!i in. in 12 in. This wedge is the same width asthe shoe, and has a 2^ in. hole drilled through it near the bot-tom. There is also a 1 3,/32 in. hole drilled through the centerfrom top to bottom. .A brass plug is pressed in the large open-ing and is drilled and tapered for a 1^ in. adjusting bolt. Thecast steel and tiller block j has li in., flanges top and bottom andis milled or bored out on its inner face to leave a /i in. shoul-.
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