Repository: UIHistories Project: Course Catalog - 1894-1895 [PAGE 51]

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MECHANICAL ENGINEEEING.

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Water is brought to the laboratory through a 2-inch main, furnishing a supply for condensers and boiler feed. The heating and power plant of the University contains eight boilers: two Root, one Sterling, three horizontal tubular, and two Babcock & Wilcox, aggregating eight hundred horse power. These furnish additional opportunity for experiment. Tests are also made at the power plants, pumping station, and factories of the two cities. The shops are situated in Machinery Hall, and are equipped as follows: Machine Shop.— One twenty-seven inch by twelve foot bed, F. E. Reed & Co. engine lathe; twelve engine lathes of from twelve to twenty inch swing; two ten inch speed lathes; one centering lathe: one fifteen inch Gould & Eberhardt shaper; one fifteen inch Hendey shaper; one No. 3 Brown & Sharpe plain milling machine; one Brainard universal milling machine; one milling machine made in the shop; one twenty-four by twenty inch by five foot Putnam planer: one thirty by thirty .inch by eight foot G. A. Gray & Co. planer; one No. 2 improved Brown & Sharpe universal grinding machine; one Brown & Sharpe cutter and reamer grinder; one twenty-four inch drill press; one twenty inch drill press; one sensitive drill press; one water emery tool grinder; one center grinding machine; one Stover power hack saw: complete sets of U.S. standard taps and dies; drills, arbors, reamers, gear and milling cutters, caliper gauges, calipers, scales, and other small tools. Wood Shop.—Fourteen improved wood working benches fitted with tail screws and Wyman & Gordon patent vises; one thirtyfour inch F. H. Clement & Co. band saw; one twenty inch Clement wood planer; eight ten inch wood lathes; one eighteen inch pattern maker's l&the: one No. 4 E. Fox trimmer; complete equipment of small tools. Foundry.—The foundry is equipped with a small cupola, the necessary sand, ladles, crane, and flasks for making castings. Forge Sliop.—The forge shop contains sixteen forges fitted with power blast, exhaust fan, and the necessary small tools. Power is furnished to the shops by an 8x10 Ball engine.