Fig. 6a.—Welders of the Signal Corps, U. S. Army, in Action.
(12) It is quite impossible to present anything like a complete list of the applications of this process, but a few of its general uses are here enumerated:
(A) Airplane Construction.—Welding of frames, sockets, water and gasoline tanks, water jackets and valve cages to cylinders, intake and exhaust manifolds and connections, spark plug thimbles and the repair of aluminum crank cases, etc.
(Courtesy of the Oxweld Acetylene Co.)
Fig. 7.—Welding a 2-foot Length of New Shafting on the End of a Motor Shaft 2 Inches in Diameter.
(B) Automobile Manufacture.—Welding of steel and aluminum bodies, transmission and rear axle housings, crank-shafts, cylinders, gears, manifolds, pinions, crank cases, valves, rims, mufflers, frames, fenders, wind-shield tubings, and uprights, etc.
(C) Boiler Shops.—Welding and building up worn spots around hand-hold plates, repairing cracks and checked portions of fire boxes, retipping flues, connections, etc.
(D) Brass and Copper.—Welding kettles, vats, tanks, stills, floats, cooking utensils, manifolds, water jackets, electrical and chemical wares, etc.
(E) Commercial Welding.—Reclamation service on all kinds of metals, quick and permanent repairs on all broken parts of machinery.