. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ountedat the end of an ordinary anvil, while theother electrode is swung above, where itcan be drawn down by the pressure of afoot upon the pedal. The arm above hasa wheel-like revolving head, and at theend of the spokes of this wheel are blocksof metal of various forms, adapted to fitthe objects to be heated. The blacksmithturns down the form that suits his work,presses his foot on the pedal and watchesuntil he has a proper heat, and then, re- leasing the arm, forges and finishes hiswork on the very anv
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ountedat the end of an ordinary anvil, while theother electrode is swung above, where itcan be drawn down by the pressure of afoot upon the pedal. The arm above hasa wheel-like revolving head, and at theend of the spokes of this wheel are blocksof metal of various forms, adapted to fitthe objects to be heated. The blacksmithturns down the form that suits his work,presses his foot on the pedal and watchesuntil he has a proper heat, and then, re- leasing the arm, forges and finishes hiswork on the very anvil where it washeated. Such clever tools cannot, ofcourse, take the place of the old bellowsand fire for isolated shops, but in factoriesthey are rapidly being introduced.— Post-Dispatch. Paint Shop Scaffold. A scaffold for freight paint shops, andone that is cheap to get up, as well as asolid and safe structure for men to workon, is that shown in the accompanyingcut. We saw the Michigan Central paintshop at West Detroit equipped with thisscaffold and made the sketch of it as. Lixtrmotir* Engineering P.«NT-SHOP SCAFFOLD. shown here. The uprights are made ofpine, zVi X S inches. The brackets arealso of pine, y/i x 5 inches, to which isriveted a piece of ^ x 5-inch iron plate inthe form of a U, which passes around theupright and serves as a guide for thebracket, on which rests the foundationplank. The upright has a series of holesfi inch in diameter for the supporting pinwhich carries the bracket. It looked somuch like a good thing of its kind that wepropose to hand it down to posterity. The advertising bureau that helps H. Daniels, general passengeragent of the New York Central, seems tohave been working overtime since thesnows of winter melted. We have re-ceived so many folders and illustratedpamphlets setting forth the attractions ofthe Four-Track Railroad that the bestwe can do is to advise our readers to sendfor the whole of the Four Track series. 298 LO
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