Besides the equipment so far named for this shop, the shop should have

(1) Power shears for shearing heavy steel plates up to about 1 1/2 inches thick.

(2) Power punch for punching holes in plates up to about 1 1/2 inches thick. This punch is not used for punching rivet holes unless they are afterward enlarged by drilling.

(3) Hand shears and punch, either in two machines or combined in one machine, for shearing and punching holes in plates of 3/8-inch thickness or less.

(4) Hand pump of simple design for testing new boilers under hydrostatic pressure.

(5) Cranes and other lifting appliances such as are installed in the machine shop.

Fig. 241,   Vertical Power Punch.

Fig. 241, - Vertical Power Punch.

Fig. 242.   Vertical Power Shears.

Fig. 242. - Vertical Power Shears.