Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon

_Preheating._--The practice of heating the metal around the weld before applying the torch flame is a desirable one for two reasons. First, it makes the whole process more econo...

Two distinct forms of electric welding apparatus are in use, one producing heat by the resistance of the metal being treated to the passage of electric current, the other using...

_Welding._--Oxy-acetylene welding is an autogenous welding process, in which two parts of the same or different metals are joined by causing the edges to melt and unite while mo...

Low pressure generators are designed to operate at one pound or less per square inch. Medium pressure systems deliver the gas at not to exceed fifteen pounds to the square inch...

_Iron._--Iron, in its pure state, is a soft, white, easily worked metal. It is the most important of all the metallic elements, and is, next to aluminum, the commonest metal fou...

Common solder is an alloy of one-half lead with one-half tin, and is called "half and half." Hard solder is made with two-thirds tin and one-third lead. These alloys, when heate...

_Tank Valves._--The acetylene tank valve is of the needle type, fitted with suitable stuffing box nuts and ending in an exposed square shank to which the special wrench may be f...

_The Forge._--The metal is heated in a forge consisting of a shallow pan for holding the fire, in the center of which is an opening from below through which air is forced to mak...

Until recently the methods used for removing carbon deposits from gas engine cylinders were very impractical and unsatisfactory. The job meant dismantling the motor, tearing out...