(F) Electric Railway.—Welding air receivers on air-brake systems, building up shafts, bonding the rails, motor housings, worn boxes, reclaiming gears and broken trucks, steel trolley wires, etc.
(Courtesy of the Torchweld Equipment Co.)
Fig. 8.—This is a Steel Tank, Made of ³⁄₈-inch Plate, which Measures 30 Feet Long and 8 Feet in Diameter, Fused into One Piece by the Welding Torch.
(G) Forge Shop.—Welding complicated parts which can not be conveniently handled in the forge.
(H) Foundries.—Welding up blowholes, porous spots, and reclaiming castings in general. The cutting off of risers, gates, and heads on steel castings.
(I) Lead Burning.—Lead pipe joints, storage battery connections and repairs, lead linings in vats, etc.
(Courtesy of Ben K. Smith, U. S. Welding Co.)
Fig. 9.—Locomotive Cylinder to be Welded in Place.