The Art of Lead Burning / A practical treatise explaining the apparatus and processes.
by C. H. Fay
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- The Art of Lead Burning A PRACTICAL TREATISE EXPLAINING THE APPARATUS AND PROCESSES. 52 ILLUSTRATIONS.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
- Study the Chapter on Hydrogen Gas.
- Lead Burning Explained.
- Method of Making Lead Lined Tanks.
- General Remarks.
- CHAPTER II. THE APPARATUS.
- A Few Cautions.
- CHAPTER III. HYDROGEN GAS.
- Experiment 1.
- Experiment 2.
- Experiment 3.
- Experiment 4.
- CHAPTER IV. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GENERATOR.
- Making the Charging and Cleaning Screws.
- Building the Frame.
- CHAPTER V. MAKING THE GAS TO BURN THE GENERATOR.
- Air Holders.
- Air Holder No. 1.
- Air Holder No. 2.
- Air Holder No. 3.
- The Blow Pipe.
- Burning with Illuminating Gas.
- Making the Gasoline Gas for Burning the Generator.
- CHAPTER VI. CONNECTING THE APPARATUS.
- Testing the Apparatus.
- The Mixing Fork and Blow Pipe.
- CHAPTER VII. CHARGING THE GENERATOR.
- Automatic Action of the Generator.
- Cleaning the Generator.
- Fire Trap and Scrubbing Cup.
- Directions for Making the Cup.
- CHAPTER VIII. THE FLAME AND ITS MANAGEMENT.
- Regulating Volume and Pressure.
- Study the Flame Well.
- Do Not Hurry.
- CHAPTER IX. THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SEAMS.
- Flat Butt Seam.
- Upright Butt Seam.
- Horizontal Butt Seam.
- Inverted Butt Seam.
- Lap Seams.
- Horizontal Lap Seams.
- Upright Lap Seams.
- Inverted Lap Seam.
- CHAPTER X. PIPE SEAMS.
- The Butt Seam on Round Pipe.
- Through Seam on Round Pipe.
- The Lap Seam on Round Pipe.
- The Tee Joint on Round Pipe.
- Lining Tanks.
- CHAPTER XI. ACID CHAMBER WORK.
- CHAPTER XII. SPECIAL HYDROGEN APPARATUS AND BURNER.
- Construction of the Generator.
- To Operate.
- The Burner.
- CHAPTER XIII. SOFT SOLDERING WITH THE MOUTH BLOW PIPE.
- Kinds of Solder Used.
- Practicing the Blowing.
- Soldering Britannia Metal.
- INDEX.
- TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
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