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Rod-plan′er.

A special machine-tool for planing locomotive connecting-rods, guide-bars, and similar work. It has two sets of uprights and crossheads, with double saddle on each cross-head. The table is driven by spiral driving-gear, so arranged as to move the table at the same speed each way, and taking cut in both directions. The movable crosshead is adjustable to or from the stationary crosshead, so as to adapt the machine to varying lengths of work; say from 3 1/2 to 10 feet. Self-operating feed to the saddle will plane both ends of two connectingrods at the same time. Also applicable to all kinds of stub-ends for stationary-engine work.

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