Modern Machinery Volume 13-14 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...But with all his care and watchfulness repairs will be needed and in order to have these done well and promptly when needed, it is highly necessary to keep a first class machinist always at work. Therefore, a small repair shop (not necessarily a small cramped room) containing a lathe, shaper, drill and slotter, pipe threading machine, three or four vises, etc.. attached to the engineer's department is always economical. If these are not provided, work that should be done is not always done on account of cost of outside repairing and too often repairs are slighted because of the expense that would be incurred in making them. Editor Modern Machinery: How can I connect an alternating three phase dynamo to the switchboard? R. O, Piano, Texas. To connect an alternating 3 phase dynamo to the switchboard, you connect the 3 terminals on the dynamo first to Editor Modern Machinery: Please give me a rule for finding the weight of a cast-iron ball. W. T. Albright, Lansing, Mich. The readiest way to ascertain the weight of a cast-iron ball, if not too large, would be to take it to the nearest scales. If these are not near at hand, you might caliper so as to get exact diameter and use the following rule: D' x.1365. The D, of course, stands for the diameter of the ball in Inches. For example, we have a cast-iron ball 6 inches in diameter, what will be its weight? 6 x 6 x 6 x.1365 = 29.484 pounds. Editor Modern Machinery: What is a good method of removing oil from a belt which has become saturated? T. La key, Rockwood, Tenn. Make liberal application of powdered chalk. Editor Modern Machinery: A few of us here are desirous, of knowing something about a dynamo. Will you explain in simple language the different parts of the dynamo? Joh, i Ruskin, South Bend. Ind. Dynamo A mac...