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First lessons in metal-working (1890)

Compton, Alfred G. (Alfred George), 1835-1913 · New York : J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 51

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37 UPSETTING AND WELDING. quantity of metal Las been correctly estimated, this part will be at last neither thicker nor thin¬ ner than the rest. To prepare the scarf, beat the open end of the U-shaped piece to a white heat. Lay it on the anvil and make a bevel at one end, with the face of the… … ther upset the piece at the upper edge of the bevel, as shown in the figure. Then, using the pene of the hammer, as in Fig. 27, give the piece the form shown, enlarged, at a. The surface need not be smooth. It is indeed preferable that it should be formed of small ridges or steps as shown. Heat the…

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