THE WORLD'S ADVANCE 



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Portable Tools in Large Plants 



The convenience of portable tools and 

 machines of every conceivable type is 

 being recognized 

 more and more by 

 factory owners. At 

 one of the western 

 shops of the Cana- 

 dian Pacific Rail- 

 road a portable oil 

 heater and a port- 

 able lathe are used. 



The value of the 

 rivet heating fur- 

 nace is that it may 

 be moved from pit 

 to pit for heating 

 rivets for repairs 

 on boilers. This 

 heater is construct- 

 ed in the usual 



side handles and a small wheel in front. 



The portable lathe when not in use 



rests upon three small wheels, so that it 



way, with the oil reservoir below. It is 

 carried from place to place in wheel 

 barrow fashion, being provided with 



can be hurriedly pushed to a convenient 

 spot in case of an emergency. 



Contributed by P. W. BLAIR. 



