The Art of Lead Burning

About this eBook

Author

Fay, C. H.

Title

The art of lead burning : a practical treatise explaining the apparatus and processes.

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TH: Technology: Building construction

Subject

Lead burning

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52835

Release Date

August 18, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Art of Lead Burning A PRACTICAL TREATISE EXPLAINING THE APPARATUS AND PROCESSES. 52 ILLUSTRATIONS.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. — Study the Chapter on Hydrogen Gas. — Lead Burning Explained. — Method of Making Lead Lined Tanks. — General Remarks.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. THE APPARATUS. — A Few Cautions.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. HYDROGEN GAS. — Experiment 1. — Experiment 2. — Experiment 3. — Experiment 4.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GENERATOR. — Making the Charging and Cleaning Screws. — Building the Frame.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. CONNECTING THE APPARATUS. — Testing the Apparatus. — The Mixing Fork and Blow Pipe.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. CHARGING THE GENERATOR. — Automatic Action of the Generator. — Cleaning the Generator. — Fire Trap and Scrubbing Cup. — Directions for Making the Cup.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. THE FLAME AND ITS MANAGEMENT. — Regulating Volume and Pressure. — Study the Flame Well. — Do Not Hurry.
12. 12.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.
13. 13.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.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. ACID CHAMBER WORK.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. SPECIAL HYDROGEN APPARATUS AND BURNER. — Construction of the Generator. — To Operate. — The Burner.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. SOFT SOLDERING WITH THE MOUTH BLOW PIPE. — Kinds of Solder Used. — Practicing the Blowing. — Soldering Britannia Metal.
17. 17.INDEX.
18. 18.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

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