The Street railway journal (1898) (14574896078)

Identifier: streetrailwayjo141898newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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NEW EXTRA HEAVY MOULDING MACHINE tnc inside or outside, and when it is necessary to allow cars topass the drill can be thrown over on to the balance wheels shownin the illustration, giving a clearance of 29 ins. The balancewheels can also be used as trucks when the machine is moved, andthis is an advantage which will be appreciated by both operatorand contractor. The height of the drill is 32 ins.; length over all,29 ins.; diameter of balance wheels, 25 ins.; weight, complete,160 lbs.
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NEW TRACK DRILL The handles of both balance wheels are adjustable for high orlow speeds, and the machine can be set five times without mov-ing, giving a total drill distance of 6l/2 ins. The drill used is thestandard Morris taper shank, for girder rails a 7^-in. drill beingused, and for T rails a gVs-in. drill. The Sweets track drill isfitted with a new type of bearing, which has been carefully de-signed, and which the manufacturers think will give entire Satis-faction. required position it is clamped securely by a lever in front. Theadjustable throat piece is located beneath the main cutter headto admit of working cutters the full thickness of the material.The extension after the lower cutter head is hinged and swingsaside when it is necessary to adjust or sharpen the knives, andit also swings down for the same purpose when material is onthe bed. The cutting spindles are large in diameter, and run in long bear-ings. They are lead ground, and each one is fitted regularly witha four-si