Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 234
oss-head, thus preventing any movement outof the perpendicular until the catch is disengaged. For conveying the filled ladle from the cupola to the mould, an overhead traveler can be used (seeCranes and Derricks), or a small but strong wrought-iron truck, running on light rails, may be em-ployed,… … 2545. covered in with sand to protect them from any liquid metal that may be spilt. The wrought-ironcarriage for the ladle is usually constructed as shown in Figs. 2544 and 2545, by mounting foursmall cast-iron flanged wheels on strong wrought-iron axles. Two cross-bars are riveted to the axles,a…
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