. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . umerous original devices are providedwhich assist the operator in doing workrapidly and easily. A centering devicefixes the exact center of cutter withoutreference to position of knee or otherparts. The cutter can be set to exactdepth without a gauge by reading microm-eter dial on elevating screw, and there areother equally convenient features. The feed is automatic, feed belt run- The Metal Company, Philadel-phia, write us: Not in the history of ourcompany have we been as busy as we areat the pres
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . umerous original devices are providedwhich assist the operator in doing workrapidly and easily. A centering devicefixes the exact center of cutter withoutreference to position of knee or otherparts. The cutter can be set to exactdepth without a gauge by reading microm-eter dial on elevating screw, and there areother equally convenient features. The feed is automatic, feed belt run- The Metal Company, Philadel-phia, write us: Not in the history of ourcompany have we been as busy as we areat the present time. In our foundry weare running double force, and then arebehind with our orders. We are receivingdaily large orders for our celebrated AjaxPlastic Bronze. This metal seems to bethe popular thing, and it is becomingfashionable for all railroad officials to cor-respond with us, and there is scarcely aday that we do not receive inquiry relativeto same. Railway Souvenir. We have received from the CollieryEngineer Company, Scranton, Pa., a copyof the railway souvenir of the Interna-. BRAINARD AUTOMATIC GEAR CUTTER. ning in one direction at all times, yet feed-ing both ways and giving a return speedof about forty to one. There being noreversal of driving parts, there is noshock, and the whole movement is smoothand almost noiseless. The machine shown cuts up to i8-inchspur, bevel and worm gears, and weighsabout 1,600 pounds. As its name indi-cates, it is automatic in all its movements,but can, of course, be operated by hand atany time if desired. Further particulars and catalogues canbe had of the makers, the Becker-Brain-ard Milling Machine Company, HydePark, Mass. tional Correspondence Schools. It is veryartistically got up, and contains valuableinformation about air brakes and otherrailway mechanism, illustrated by coloredcharts. It describes the origin and growthof the schools, the building, methods ofinstruction and business organization; butthe part that is of most inter
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