Locomotive Building Manual by Ralph Flanders on DVD
Locomotive Building (1911) is a collection of six {6} publications, each a definitive text concerning the construction of early railroad
steam locomotives. Chapters include descriptions of all parts of the locomotive and their functions, including side rods, boiler, wheels, axle
and diving boxes, frames and cylinders, valve motion, shop practice and more. Beautifully illustrated with diagrams and a host of rare photos.
This DVD republication contains a collection of two publications on one easy to browse DVD. A wonderful historical reference, you will be able
to easily enjoy hundreds of pages of information and vintage graphics right from your computer.
Chapters Include:
:: Number 79 - Main & Side Rods
:: Number 80 - Wheels, Axles and Driving Boxes
:: Number 81 - Frames and Cylinders
:: Number 82 - Valve Motion, Tool Room Practice
:: Number 83 - Boiler Shop Practice
:: Number 84 - Erecting Practices
Number 79 - Main & Side Rods
:: Shop Practice from the Juniata Plant
:: Roughing Operations on the Main Rod
:: Laying-out and Finishing the Body of the Rod
:: Working out Jaws, Key-slots, etc.
:: Bench Work on the Main Rod
:: Design of Side Rods
:: Machining and Laying-out Rod Forgings
:: Working out Holes and Openings
:: Operations on the Intermediate Side Rod
Sample thumbnails taken from the collection.
(Low resolution thumbnails - CD/DVD images are scanned at 300 DPI)
Number 80 - Wheels, Axles and Driving Boxes
:: Wheel and Axle Work
:: Driving Box Manufacture
Sample thumbnails taken from the collection.
(Low resolution thumbnails - CD/DVD images are scanned at 300 DPI)
Number 81 - Frames and Cylinders
:: Machining Locomotive Frames
:: Machining Locomotive Cylinders
Sample thumbnails taken from the collection.
(Low resolution thumbnails - CD/DVD images are scanned at 300 DPI)
Number 82 - Valve Motion, Tool Room Practice
:: Making Walschaerts Valve Gear
:: Special Tool-room Appliances
:: Milling Cutter Practice in a Railroad Shop
Sample thumbnails taken from the collection.
(Low resolution thumbnails - CD/DVD images are scanned at 300 DPI)
Number 83 - Boiler Shop Practice
:: The Boiler Shop
:: Laying Out, Punching and Trimming Barrel Sheets
:: Bending the Sheets
:: The Flanging Presses
:: Back Head and Fire-Door Sheets
:: The Flue and Throat Sheets
:: The Making of Solid Drawn Steam Domes
:: Miscellaneous Sheets and Other Parts
Sample thumbnails taken from the collection.
(Low resolution thumbnails - CD/DVD images are scanned at 300 DPI)
Number 84 - Erecting Practices
:: Organization of Erecting Department
:: Lining Up the Frames and Cylinders
:: Fitting the Boiler
:: Setting Up the Valve Motion
:: Miscellaneous Operations
Sample thumbnails taken from the collection.
(Low resolution thumbnails - CD/DVD images are scanned at 300 DPI)
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Bonus Book:
:: Locomotive Building in America (1886)
:: 232 pages.
A brief sketch of the growth of the railroad system and of the various improvements in locomotive building in America together with a history
of the origin and growth of the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, Paterson, New Jersey, from 1831 to 1886 ...
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