. The 20th century toolsmith and steelworker; a complete, practical, and scientific book. light blue. For laying picks, I will give some instructions to in-sure good results and so produce a good weld. Thesteel for this purpose should be %-inch octagon orsquare, for ordinary picks, but if the picks are of a TOOLSMITH AND STEELWORKER 87 large size larger steel should be used. In welding ofthis kind always insert the steel into the iron, anddont make too long a weld, as a short one of reason-able length is best and much easier made. Always haveplenty of stock when making a weld, so that the weld
. The 20th century toolsmith and steelworker; a complete, practical, and scientific book. light blue. For laying picks, I will give some instructions to in-sure good results and so produce a good weld. Thesteel for this purpose should be %-inch octagon orsquare, for ordinary picks, but if the picks are of a TOOLSMITH AND STEELWORKER 87 large size larger steel should be used. In welding ofthis kind always insert the steel into the iron, anddont make too long a weld, as a short one of reason-able length is best and much easier made. Always haveplenty of stock when making a weld, so that the weldwill need no upsetting in order to bring it to the rightsize. Now draw down the end of the steel that is to be in-serted in the iron in forming the weld, to a tapered orV-shape, and drawn to a thin square edge and havingit at least ^ of an inch wider than the weld is to be;cut a little piece out of the center after a V-shape andput some nicks in the beveled part of the steel with thecorner of the chisel, making it very rough as No. 1,Figure 34. Cutting a piece out of the center of the.
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