Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 367
POWER PLANTS. invite wearing at the stuffing-box and wearing of the bore ofthe cylinder out of round, and to cause unnecessary frictionand often a knock or pound in the engine which is bard tolocate, or even a breaking of the piston-rod. The guides may control the cross-head by action in avertical… … sCi •j=EST i i 1 1 \c& L__L_J ■ft »1 L: rtil JjU Fig. 260.or supported as to resist the tendency to deflect. To resistabrasion they are often case-hardened, and to resist deflectionthey are often made thicker as the distance from the support-ing ends increases. Where but one guide is used it…
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