. Railway master mechanic [microform] . Fig. 8—Construction of the Armstrong GangPlaner Tool. A machine tool now found in many large railroadshops is the open-side planer. In 1880, only two orthree such tools had been built. The design shown inFigs. 3 and 4 is that of the Flather Planer Co., Nashua,N. H. It can be used as an open-side with one hous-ing set back, or the bracket can be removed and thehousings set opposite, converting the machine into aregular planer. The most effective way to improve the planer is toprovide it with convenient appliances for setting work,and to use multiple or ga
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . Fig. 8—Construction of the Armstrong GangPlaner Tool. A machine tool now found in many large railroadshops is the open-side planer. In 1880, only two orthree such tools had been built. The design shown inFigs. 3 and 4 is that of the Flather Planer Co., Nashua,N. H. It can be used as an open-side with one hous-ing set back, or the bracket can be removed and thehousings set opposite, converting the machine into aregular planer. The most effective way to improve the planer is toprovide it with convenient appliances for setting work,and to use multiple or gang tools to the limit of itspulling capacity, giving the machine heavier propor-tions and gearing. Small planers of the G. S. Gray,Whitcomb, Flather and other makes are built with. Fig. 9—Plan of Cut Made by Gang Planer Tool. deep beds and have a stocky and substantial lookwhich make beds of the shallow type with legs lookcomparatively shaky, but no doubt further advancesin solidity remain to be made even upon the meritori-ous tools now on the market. The Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. of Chicago havetheir planer tools in use in most railroad shops. Thesingle tools are really adjustable holders of highspeed steel cutters available both for convenience andeconomy. Figures 6 and 8 show the constructionand operation of the gang or multiple planer tool. Itmight to some appear self-evident that a gain wouldbe made by using a gang tool such as the Armstrong
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