Modern American locomotive engines; their design, construction and management. A practical work for practical men (1883)
Edwards, Emory, b. 1841 · Bridgeport, Conn., Frederick Keppy · leaf 180
r a locomotive topick up a spike!^ STRENGTH OF BOILERS. 169 We remember seeing two men work two or threedays in getting out the steam-pipes, and finally brokeoff the flange, and spoilt the section so that it had tobe replaced by a new one. If the designs had beenproperly made there would have been… … Fig. 50, brace properly applied, and B represents a fault verycommon where too many privileges are allowed to theworkmen. We have had occasion several times in our exper-8 170 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES. ience to replace nearly all braces in the dome in con-sequence of this carelessness. Any good mechanic…
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