. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . lers, was boring one of thecylinders of 621. Al fancied the job ofturning the crank of the boring mill andboned Sam for a trial of the job untilhe was permitted to man the crank. Thenhe was told that he must keep on turn-ing until the cut was finished or the cyl-inder would be spoiled. He soon tired ofthe labor of turning the crank andpleaded to be relieved, but Sam insistedthat he should finish the job or he neednever put his face into that shop fumed and fretted and begged andgroun
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . lers, was boring one of thecylinders of 621. Al fancied the job ofturning the crank of the boring mill andboned Sam for a trial of the job untilhe was permitted to man the crank. Thenhe was told that he must keep on turn-ing until the cut was finished or the cyl-inder would be spoiled. He soon tired ofthe labor of turning the crank andpleaded to be relieved, but Sam insistedthat he should finish the job or he neednever put his face into that shop fumed and fretted and begged andground out all the protesting words athis command without exciting the leastpity, until it suddenly dawned upon himthat he was the victim of a boring he relinguished the wheel and hisexit from the shop was greeted withjeers and laughter. The i the up] .-in with a conical d< pi nating in an annular gri depth. The seat of tlto lit the conical i an annular gli.,1,1. d( pth. I ■ <.iiiral dc-d the sim-ilar co valve seatpresent a surface and theannular g sufficienti. silii face and seat. Crosby Valve have recently received a copy ofthe latest catalogue issued by the Cros-by Steam Gage and Valve Company, ofBoston. The catalogue illustrates theCrosby spring seat globe and anglevalves made with brass, iron and steelbodies. These valves are especiallyadapted for high pressure service extensively used on locomotives. SHOEMAKER FIRE-DOOR CI so that when the valve is shut tight itremains tight. This characteristic pre-vents them jambing when the valve isclosed and leaves them free to accom-modate themselves to any variatiitemperature. The conical surfaces aresaid to be less abraded by tlof steam or other fluid than is tliwith ordinary valves. This valve wasoriginally invented in Leeds, the patent was shortly after ac-quired by the Crosby Company. Thecatalogue shows a great varietyvalves valves, flanges, etc., etc. Theand prices are given and
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