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he spindle, with the two bearings, was raised from thecasing. Short lengths of I-beams were placed on the bearing pedestalsand the spindle bearings rested on these beams, thus supporting thespindle in an elevated position above the casing where it was accessibleand could be readily revolved. The… … Figure i—The photograph was purposely distorted to make clear howthe shaft was bent and just where heat tvas applied. The distortionof the shaft is, of course, absurdly exaggerated. was then applied at A (Figure i) on the top of the spindle (the highside) by means of two oxy-acetylene torches. An…
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