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Oxy Acetylene Welding And Cutting Electric Forge And Thermit We

_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 found in the earth.

Chapters

14. Chapter 14

_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...

15. Chapter 15

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...

11. Chapter 11

_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...

12. Chapter 12

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...

10. Chapter 10

_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...

17. Chapter 17

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...

13. Chapter 13

_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...

16. Chapter 16

_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...

18. Chapter 18

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...

1. Chapter 1

5. Chapter 5

2. Chapter 2

4. Chapter 4

9. Chapter 9

6. Chapter 6

8. Chapter 8

3. Chapter 3

7. Chapter 7