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Title: Production Engineering Part XXIV: Developing Executive Ability

Author: E. T. Spidy

In: The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 5 (September 1, 1928)

Publication details: New Zealand Government Railways Department, Wellington

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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 5 (September 1, 1928)

(Photo. A. P. Godber.) — High Speed Friction Rail Saw, installed at Hutt Valley Workshops. This machine will cut a 9 inch channel iron in 22 seconds. The saw blade is made of mild steel, and cuts its material by friction. (Under the old method—with a cold saw—the time taken to do the same work was 35 minutes.)

(Photo. A. P. Godber.) High Speed Friction Rail Saw, installed at Hutt Valley Workshops. This machine will cut a 9 inch channel iron in 22 seconds. The saw blade is made of mild steel, and cuts its material by friction. (Under the old method—with a cold saw—the time taken to do the same work was 35 minutes.)

(Photo. A. P. Godber.)
High Speed Friction Rail Saw, installed at Hutt Valley Workshops. This machine will cut a 9 inch channel iron in 22 seconds. The saw blade is made of mild steel, and cuts its material by friction. (Under the old method—with a cold saw—the time taken to do the same work was 35 minutes.)