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Any test at the expiration of which a stave-liner is found detached from the stave 

 i >r seriously out of position shall be rejected. When a new set of liners has been placed 

 in position, before being used for testing, the rattler shall be charged with 400 pounds 

 nl shot of the same sizes, and in the same proportions as provided in Item 9 and shall 

 then be run for 1,800 revolutions at the usual prescribed rate of speed. The shot shall 

 then be removed and a standard shot charge inserted, after which the rattler may be 

 charged with brick for a test. 



No set of liners shall be used for more than one hundred tests. The record must show 

 the date when each set of liners goes into service, and the number of tests made upon 

 each set. 



The staves when bolted to the heads shall form a barrel 20 inches long, inside meas- 

 urement, between headliners. The liners of the staves must be so placed as to drop 

 between the headliners. The staves shall be bolted tightly to- the heads by iour' 

 f-inch bolts, and each bolt shall be provided with a lock nut, and shall be inspected 

 at not less frequent intervals than every fifth test and all nuts shall be kept tight. 

 A record shall be made after each inspection showing in what condition the bolts were 

 found. 



Item 8. The'frame and driving mechanism. — The barrel shall be mounted on a cast- 

 iron frame of sufficient strength and rigidity to support it without undue vibration. 

 It shall rest on a rigid foundation with or without the interposition of wooden plates 

 and shall be fastened thereto by bolts at not less than four points. 



It shall be driven by gearing whose ratio of driver to driven is not less than one to 

 four. The counter shaft upon which the driving pinion is mounted shall not be less 

 than 1-ff inches in diameter, with bearings not less than 6 inches in length. It shall 

 be belt-driven, and the pulley shall not be less than 18 inches in diameter and 6£ 

 inches in face. A belt of 6-inch double-strength leather, properly adjusted, to avoid 

 unnecessary slipping, should be used. 



Item 9. The abrasive charge. — The abrasive charge shall consist of cast-iron spheres 

 of two sizes. When new, the larger spheres shall be 3.75 inches in diameter and shall 

 weigh approximately 7.5 pounds (3.40 kilos) each. Ten spheres of this size shall 

 be used. 



These shall be weighed separately after each ten tests, and if the weight of any 

 large sphere falls to 7 pounds (3.175 kilos), it shall be discarded and a new one substi- 

 tuted, provided, however, that all of the large spheres shall not be discarded and sub- 

 stituted by new ones at any single time, and that so far as possible the large spheres 

 shall compose a graduated series in various stages of wear. 



When new, the smaller sized spheres shall be 1.875 inches in diameter and shall weigh 

 approximately 0.95 pound (0.43 kilo) each. In general the number of small spheres 

 in a charge shall not fall below 245 nor exceed 260. The collective weight of the large 

 and small spheres shall be as nearly as possible 300 pounds. No small sphere shall be 

 retained in use after it has been worn down so that it will p?ss a circular hole 1.75 

 inches in diameter, drilled in an iroD plate \ inch in thickness, or weigh lsss than 0.75 

 pound (0.34 kilo). Further, the small spheres shall be tested by passing them over 

 the above plate, or shall be weighed after every ten tests, and any which pass through 

 or fall below the specified weight shall be replaced by new spheres, and provided, 

 further, that all of the small spheres shall not be rejected and replaced by new ones 

 at any one time, and that so far as possible the small sphere shall compose a graduated 

 series in various stages of wear. At any time that any sphere is found to be broken 

 or defective it shall at once be replaced. 



The iron composing these spheres shall have a chemical composition within the 

 following limits: 



Combined carbon Not less than 2.50 per cent. 



Graphitic carbon Not more than 0.25 per cent. 



Silicon . . : Not more than 1.00 per cent. 



Manganese Not more than 0.50 per cent. 



Phosphorus Not more than 0.25 per cent. 



Sulphur Not more than 0.08 per cent. 



