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Title: Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916 Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919
Subjects: Railroads Locomotives
Publisher: New York : A. Sinclair, J.A. Hill (etc.)
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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rod by four bolts. Anotheris to make the rod perfectly straight, let itbottom in the hole and use the same keywe do now. Perhaps this last is the bestand cheapest; the strain of the key wouldbe back of the keyway, it would cause nobursting strain on the crosshead boss, and it would be strong like this—Skeeverstook out his notebook to make a sketch,the old man looking over his shoulder ashe turned the pages. Hi, there, Jim! whats that ye gotthere? Well, to tell the truth, Mr. Wider, itsa collection of innovations that I didntintend to show you yet; just some strayideas in memorandum form that I hope idea how much trouble we have fromcracked cylinder saddles, cylinders looseon frames, frames broken, steam pipesleaking and other diseases due in a largemeasure, I think, to the general use of thehalf-saddle cylinder. Now, there is asketch of a half saddle engine as usuallymade. The lightest part of the affair isat the joint where frame is fastened on.Through this casting there is a cored
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Jjocamotive Engineering SKEEVERS CYLINDER SCHEME. some day to find a chance to try, but notyet. More O. L.s, hey?asked the gen-eral manager. O. L.s? asked Skeevers, taking hiscigar out of his mouth and looking atthe old man. Yes, yes; O. L.s—object lessons,of course. Oh! said Skeevers. Well? said Wider. I dont suppose you have a very good hole that forms part of the steam pipe,another one that forms the exhaustpassage, and four holes for the bolts thatfasten on the frame. In making this anexpensive pattern is necessary and an ex-pensive casting produced. This must beplaned at the joint with its mate andbolted together. It must be planed at theframe fit and on the seat, to say nothingabout steam and exhaust pipe fits andstud holes; but most expensive of all is thefit of the saddles to the smoke arch— 470 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. which must be done by hand. If anythinghappens to the cylinder—well, take the86, in the shop now; struck a car andcracked cylinder—all the joints and fi

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