1928 LOCOMOTIVE ERECTING SHOES WEDGES frame worK+ BOOK cylinder Roundhouse tram Boiler yoke Axle+ 80yrOld RARE Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 355.00 Time Left - Bid Count 19 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Location Talent, Oregon See more about '1928 LOCOMOTIVE ERECTING SHOES WEDGES frame worK+ BOOK ' Description This incredibly rare-to-find hardback book, and the others from this same series (including 2 of the absolute most rare editions) absolutely must be seen! *Literally this is the 1st time in 11 years of specializing in selling books from this series that I’ve ever had the chance to offer this one! ~~~ titled; "ERECTING WORK, SHOES AND WEDGES/ By G.V. WILLIAMSON/ LOCOMOTIVE-CYLINDER AND ERECTING WORK ~ LAYING OFF SHOES AND WEDGES / {527} / Published by INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK COMPANY / Copyright 1928 ~~//~~ This easily written and profusely illustrated hardback book is in excellent condition. Seemingly never even fully opened. The pages are nearly pristine. Completely bound inside of midnight blue embossed, thin leather covers, with cobalt/gold on teal marbled endpapers. 88 + sharply drawn line cuts, detailed figures, a few large fold-outs and engraving prints FILL this text! Depicting all sorts of locomotive work including; wedge part views, roundhouse men, planer use, shaft placement, transferring proof marks, lining up axles, smokebox seating, guide-yoke ends, locomotive framing, head grinding, steam chest bushing finishing, cylinder boring+++. Great condition, especially for a "hard-working" book of its age! Faint cover dirt, slight tip wear and loose bottom joints (causing a small split to the 2 bottom endpapers) are the only flaws to the outside of this 80-year-old original. Some toning to the thick fold-opens is the single thing keeping the interior of this 5" by 7 3/4" beauty from being mint. That’s it! Its 168+ blue edged, cream colored pages have no brittleness foxing dogears rips tears mildew sticking odor underlines dogears marks of anykind or even a fingersmudge. A complete list of the sections, (and a sample of the many chapters) contained within includes; Locomotive Cylinder and Erecting Work: Explanation of Methods ~ Lay-Off Operations: RULES ~ PLACING CYLINDER ON A SURFACE PLATE ~ ORDER OF OPERATIONS ~ TRIAL LAY-OFFS ~ LOCATING TRIAL CENTERS OF CYLINDER ~ TRIAL LAY-OFF OF FRAME SEAT AND SMOKEBOX SEAT ~ FINAL LAY-OFF + ~~~ Machining the Cylinders: BORING OUT THE CYLINDERS ~ “” OUT THE STEAM CHEST ~ PLANING OF SPLICE FIT ~ LAYING OF FOR DRILLING ~ DRILLING THE CYLINDERS ~ APPLICATION OF BUSHINGS ~ TESTING THE CYLINDER ~ MATCHING “” ~ CYLINDER HEAD WORK ~ BORING MILL WORK ~ LAYING OFF FOR PLANING ~ “” FOR DRILLING ~ GRINDING IN THE HEADS ~ LOCOMOTIVE CRADLE ~ GUIDE YOKE AND GUIDE YOKE END + ~~~ Erecting Work: LEVELING THE FRAMES ~ APPLICATION OF CYLINDERS ~ LINING UP FRAMES ~ SETTING CROSS TIES AND BUMPER BRACKET IN PROPER POSITION ~ APPLICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE CRADLE ~ TAPERED AND PARALLEL BOLTS ~ REAMING AND ROSE REAMING ~ REAMING THE HOLES ~ FITTING THE BOLTS AND DRIVING THEM IN ~ TIGHTENING THE NUTS ~ APPLYING FRAME FILLING ~ FITTING CYLINDER KEYS ~~~ Application of Boiler: METHOD OF CONNECTION ~ APPLICATION OF BOILER TO FRAME ~ CONNECTING BOILER TO FRAME ~ APPLICATION OF GUIDE YOKE AND GUIDE YOKE END ~~~//~~~ Laying off Shoes and Wedges: Methods ~ Locomotive Frame ~ Shoes and Wedges ~ Driving Boxes ~ Operations: EXAMINATION OF PARTS ~ INSPECTION OF FRAME ~ FITTING THE PEDESTAL BINDERS ~ EXAMINATION OF OLD SHOES AND WEDGES ~ MACHINING OF DRIVING BOXES ~~~ Squaring the Frames: REASONS FOR FINDING PERMANENT CENTERS ~ METHODS USED ~ TEMPORARY CENTERS ~ LOCATING CENTER POINT BETWEEN THE FRAMES ~ HANDLING TRAMS ~~~ Finding the Other Permanent Center ~ Putting up the Shoes and Wedges ~ Proof Lines ~ Scribing Proof Lines on Frame ~ Transferring Proof Lines on Frame to Shoes at Main Pedestal ~ Transferring Proof Lines on Frame to Shoes at Pedestal ~ Transferring Proof Mark to Inside of Shoe ~ Laying Off Wedges at Main Pedestals ~ Marking Off Shoes and Wedges at Other Pedestals ~ Alternative Method of Marking Off Shoes and Wedges ~ Line-Through-Cylinder Method of Squaring Frames: PERMANENT CENTERS ~ PUTTING LINE THROUGH CYLINDER + ~~ Squaring Frames by Shaft Through Main Pedestal Jaws ~ Final Finishing ~ Trimming Centers of Driving Axles ~ Shoe and Wedge Work During Light Repairs ~ Franklin Automatic Adjustable Driving Box Wedge++ with a few others. Have I mentioned (lately) the vivid illustrations found everywhere you look throughout this book?! Pics alone make this one a must have. Treat Yourself, the railroading historian, train mechanic, apparatus buff or anyone intrigued by the science of vintage Locomotive Technology to this find! Winner pays 5.34 priority shipping *** Note, I can get up to three (of this size) text to you without any additional postal charges, and am always glad to combine purchases. So please feel free to check out some of my other similar books... Running Now! Just click on "View sellers other auctions" above to take a quick look. Wishing peace and safety to you and yours! Place a Bid!