. American engineer and railroad journal . FIG. /.—WING DIES FOR COMPLETING BRAKE HANGER FIG. 5.—DIES FOR BENDING BRAKE-BEAM SAFETY HANGERS. material, cut S inches long. Both ends are upset in a forgingmachine, after which it is heated in center, placed in the die and1 me revolution of the machine forms the yoke and punches thecenter hole in the end. Fig. 7 is a wing die for completing brake-hanger bearings forfreight-car trucks, as shown in Fig. S. These are made fromI Ms x 334-inch material, cut 42J/2 inches long; they are first bentto shape except for the turning of the eyes. They


. American engineer and railroad journal . FIG. /.—WING DIES FOR COMPLETING BRAKE HANGER FIG. 5.—DIES FOR BENDING BRAKE-BEAM SAFETY HANGERS. material, cut S inches long. Both ends are upset in a forgingmachine, after which it is heated in center, placed in the die and1 me revolution of the machine forms the yoke and punches thecenter hole in the end. Fig. 7 is a wing die for completing brake-hanger bearings forfreight-car trucks, as shown in Fig. S. These are made fromI Ms x 334-inch material, cut 42J/2 inches long; they are first bentto shape except for the turning of the eyes. They are then takento a punching machine where all holes are punched, then re-heated and placed in this die, which straightens them and turnsthe eyes complete in one operation.


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