Compton, Alfred G. (Alfred George), 1835-1913 · New York : J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 69
55 WELDING, A TONOUE-WELD. on the liardee, or on a bottom-fuller. When the piece has been split, hammer out the edges of the Jaws a little, as in Fig. 45, thinning them only a little, and then close the Jaws again, partly, as in Fig. 46. If you have no helper, tlie whole opera- … FiG. 46. tion may be performed, tliougli not quite so easily, on the liardee and a bottom-fuller, or even by holding the piece in the vise, and splitting it with a chisel. The split piece, or V-piece, being now again heated to whiteness, the blacksmith holds it up- right on the anvil w^ith one pair…
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