Compton, Alfred G. (Alfred George), 1835-1913 · New York : J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 69
55 WELDING. A TONGUE-WELD. on the hardee, 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, the whole opera¬ … tion may be performed, though not quite so easily, on the hardee 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 with one pair of tongs,…
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