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1880 Article-Skinner & Wood, Portable Horizontal Steam Engine & Boiler |
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American Machinist, 03 May 1880, pg. 7 |
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7/15/2015 10:32:03 AM |
Improved Portable Engines
The illustration on this page shows the portable engine manufactured by Skinner & Wood of Erie, Pa. These engines are built from 2½ to 15 horse power, and possess many new and valuable improvements. Among these is the stop-motion governor, requiring adjustment only when the governor belt breaks or runs off. The self-oiling connecting rod of steel and the drip-catching devices are also notable features. The builders have adopted the plan of having the piston in line with the frame, and as the latter is cast in one piece with the cylinder-head and bolted firmly to the bed there is no possibility of getting out of line. The manufacturers inform us that the cranks are of forged iron and the working rods are of steel. Another excellent feature is that every part of engine and boiler can be duplicated, which is a great advantage to a customer when he wants repairs. They print a circular showing cuts of every part of the engine in detail.
The boiler is of the horizontal return-flue style, every part of which is accessible. Long wood can be used or coal as the bridge wall being adjustable to the fire box can be enlarged or contracted. We learn that this engine is meeting with good success, it being adapted to all work requiring light power. They are built either portable or detached. |
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1880 Skinner & Wood, Portable Horizontal Steam Engine & Boiler
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