Compton, Alfred G. (Alfred George), 1835-1913 · New York : J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 64
50 FIRST LESSONS IN METAL- WORKING. a better finish is possible than with the hammer Exercise is. alone. The bar should be tested at use of the the weld with calipers and square, flatter. and made perfectly straight. After this it may be finished smooth and partially pol¬ ished, by dipping the face… … Fig. 39. and slightly wetting with it the face of the anvil during the last part of the hammering. The result of the work should be — 1°. A perfectly straight bar; 2°. Of uniform cross-section of 1" ; 3°. Perfectly square ; 4°. Without any twist ; 5°. With no visible or a scarcely visible weld; 6°.…
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