. American engineer and railroad journal . IfOn//. but we have to weld them in the roundiiouse to keep the enginesin service. At present we are welding with thermit. I thinkit is the best temporary job you can make. h. molder is brokenin for this class of work, and he makes his own mold and doesall his own work, except when taking off the heat, at which timehe is assisted by a helper. Of course, there are many caseswhere the frames cannot be welded in the roundhouse; when theybreak under or near the firebox or under the cylinders. In re-pairing frames on the anvil we always make the V so that
. American engineer and railroad journal . IfOn//. but we have to weld them in the roundiiouse to keep the enginesin service. At present we are welding with thermit. I thinkit is the best temporary job you can make. h. molder is brokenin for this class of work, and he makes his own mold and doesall his own work, except when taking off the heat, at which timehe is assisted by a helper. Of course, there are many caseswhere the frames cannot be welded in the roundhouse; when theybreak under or near the firebox or under the cylinders. In re-pairing frames on the anvil we always make the V so that thegrain of the iron is parallel with the frame, and we use goodiron and coal, a good heater and plenty of stock. Objection was taken to Mr. Jordans statement that weldsmade with the frame in place were makeshifts. If the properprecautions are taken there are no good reasons why such weldsshould not be a success. If is, of course, less convenient andmore difficult than working on an anvil, but it is far more satis-factory from the standpoint of c
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