Engineering reminiscences contributed to "Power" and "American machinist" (1908)
Porter, Charles T. (Charles Talbot), 1826-1910 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 408
ng a cold saw.Arrived at the spot, we found that all still, and were told thatsawing cold rails was not a continuous operation, we had hitupon the noon hour, and the men had gone to their dinner.That was the end of the show, as far as I was concerned. TheGautier Works were a mile away and were not… … Charles A. Otis TRICKS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT 313 One clay the superintendent came into the office and told mehe had tried my machine for facing nuts and it would not work.I felt disappointed, because I had confidence in it. I went outto see what the matter was, and at a glance I saw that it had…
