Show DIFFCULT TASK 1tew a teel Sling Wlahlnc 11111 Tonl nn a 11 The steel ring for generator No at the Niagara Toner company new plant Is I now at limo shop of the West nRhou o company nnd ho I attracting n great deal of attention from sttel hunt as well as from electricians It Is I regarded as ono of the very flaMt piece of work over turned out It was forged at Ilcthlohem Pa The ring Is I considerably tho largest of thin kind over cast It Is I U feet 7H Inches In dlimeler about 5 feet filch and wcliht 57000 pounds It cost over IS 000 The making of the ring was an exceedingly dlllloult task A nickel steel Ingot 1t li feat In diameter at the bottom and Ctj feet long was cast A hole was then bored through It length lie A block of tho proper weight was then cut from the Ingot and Iho cylinder thus obtained ob-tained was heated und under a hy draulic pressure of 11000 tons was n pindrd lo flue present slur It would bo Just like cutting from n lead pencil a 1 section half an Inch long boring the lead out of It and then expanding the wood to n ring on Inch In diameter The ring had to be forged to n perfect circle nod In such a way as lo prevent pre-vent the possibility of weakness In ally part for when thn tremendous lure tire of Niagara ls I brought to bear on the turbine which will turn the ring It will revolve around tho armature at the rate of 30 revolutions per minute Tho electrical energy thus obtained will be 1000 home power |