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table.<br />
Installation date: 1943.<br />
U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />
HAER No. PA-115<br />
(Page 185)<br />
3. Hack Saws: There are a total of four hack saws in the<br />
building. Manufactured by Marvel Inc., they are located in the<br />
southern end of the building and consist of an entry table, hack<br />
saw station, and a delivery table. Each unit is 86'-6" long.<br />
Installation dates: 1943 and 1962.<br />
4. Abrasive Cut-off Machines: There are two abrasive cut-<br />
off machines in the building. Both machines are laid out on a<br />
north-south axis and are located in the transfer bay. Cut-off<br />
machine No. 1 is located 25' from the western wall and<br />
approximately 10* from the northern wall of the transfer bay.<br />
Cut-off machine No. 2 is parallel to and located 12 f -6 H east of<br />
cut-off machine No.l. Each unit, consisting of a positioning<br />
table and a saw station, is approximately 35' long.<br />
Installation date: 1943.<br />
5. Centerless Grinder: Laid out on a north-south axis, the<br />
centerless grinder is located 78* from the eastern wall of the<br />
production bays and approximately 40' south of the continuous<br />
electric furnace heat treating line. It consists of 2 lifting<br />
tables which flank the grinding station and is approximately 50'<br />
long. Installation date: 1943.<br />
6. Bar Turners: There are two bar turners in the building.<br />
Both are laid out on a north-south axis. Bar Turner No. 1 is<br />
parallel to bar straightener No. 4, and is located 18' west of<br />
it. Bar turner No. 2 is parallel to, and is located 9* west, of<br />
bar turner No.l. Each unit is approximately 85' long.<br />
Installation date: 1943.<br />
7. Brinell Hardness Testers: There are two Brinell hardness<br />
testers in the building. Laid out on a north-south axis, Brinell<br />
hardness tester No. 1 is located approximately 30' south of car<br />
bottom furnaces Nos. 4 and 5. About 35' in length, it consists<br />
of an entry table/test station and a hack saw table/saw station<br />
which extends parallel to each other. Brinell hardness tester<br />
No. 2 is located 10' from the western wall of the production bays<br />
and is parallel to the southern end of the continuous gas fired<br />
heat treating line. Laid out on a north-south axis, it is 90' in<br />
length and consists of an entry table/test station, followed by a<br />
hack saw table/saw station.<br />
Installation dates: 1943 and 1962.<br />
8. Howe Scale: The 25-ton Howe scale is located 27' west of<br />
gag press No. 1. Laid out on a north-south axis, it is 34' long