. The 20th century toolsmith and steelworker; a complete, practical, and scientific book. l end can be heated so muchquicker and so the heat has not time to run to the largeend enough to draw the temper, but in cases wherethere is danger of the temper drawing, cool off the tem-pered end in water. A spike maul is not so apt to gethollowing in the center of the face as an ordinary ham-mer, but, instead, is more apt to break off at the cor-ners, so when dressing make the corners rounding, butnot too much. The Claw Bar. In railroad construction, the claw bar is very exten-sively used, its principa
. The 20th century toolsmith and steelworker; a complete, practical, and scientific book. l end can be heated so muchquicker and so the heat has not time to run to the largeend enough to draw the temper, but in cases wherethere is danger of the temper drawing, cool off the tem-pered end in water. A spike maul is not so apt to gethollowing in the center of the face as an ordinary ham-mer, but, instead, is more apt to break off at the cor-ners, so when dressing make the corners rounding, butnot too much. The Claw Bar. In railroad construction, the claw bar is very exten-sively used, its principal use being to pull claw bars when badly broken is somewhat ofa difficult task and requires skill to forge them to theproper shape. To dress a claw bar, as shown in , when badly worn or broken, heat to a deep yellowheat, then forge to shape, as illustrated by side view 172 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY in figure, then close the claws, as a, a, front view infigure, to within % of an inch apart at the extremeends. Now have a fuller as Fig. 103, which should be Front End view. Side 101. Illustrating claw bar. Ys wider than the body of a railroad spike, and drivethe fuller down between the claws. This will straightenthe claws and bring them the right width apart. Now
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