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Title: Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit
Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal
working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon
Author: Harold P. Manly
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Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting
Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding
Together with Related Methods and Materials Used in Metal Working
And The Oxygen Process for Removal of Carbon
By HAROLD P. MANLY

PREFACE
In the preparation of this work, the object has been to cover not only
the several processes of welding, but also those other processes which
are so closely allied in method and results as to make them a part of the
whole subject of joining metal to metal with the aid of heat.
The workman who wishes to handle his trade from start to finish finds
that it is necessary to become familiar with certain other operations
which precede or follow the actual joining of the metal parts, the
purpose of these operations being to add or retain certain desirable
qualities in the materials being handled. For this reason the following
subjects have been included: Annealing, tempering, hardening, heat
treatment and the restoration of steel.
In order that the user may understand the underlying principles and the
materials employed in this work, much practical information is given
on the uses and characteristics of the various metals; on the production,
handling and use of the gases and other materials which are a part of
the equipment; and on the tools and accessories for the production and
handling of these materials.

An examination will show that the greatest usefulness of this book lies
in the fact that all necessary information and data has been included in
one volume, making it possible for the workman to use one source for
securing a knowledge of both principle and practice, preparation and
finishing of the work, and both large and small repair work as well as
manufacturing methods used in metal working.
An effort has been made to eliminate all matter which is not of direct
usefulness in practical work, while including all that those engaged in
this trade find necessary. To this end, the descriptions have been
limited to those methods and accessories which are found in actual use
today. For the same reason, the work includes the application of the
rules laid down by the insurance underwriters which govern this work
as well as instructions for the proper care and handling of the
generators, torches and materials found in the shop.
Special attention has been given to definite directions for handling the
different metals and alloys which must be handled. The instructions
have been arranged to form rules which are placed in the order of their
use during the work described and the work has been subdivided in
such a way that it will be found possible to secure information on any
one point desired without the necessity of spending time in other fields.
The facts which the expert welder and metalworker finds it most
necessary to have readily available have been secured, and prepared
especially for this work, and those of most general use have been
combined with the chapter on welding practice to which they apply.
The size of this volume has been kept as small as possible, but an
examination of the alphabetical index will show that the range of
subjects and details covered is complete in all respects. This has been
accomplished through careful classification of the contents and the
elimination of all