Airco welding of locomotive fireboxes . Fig. 38. Weld No. 1Patch to Crown She*Weld No. 2 Weld Flue Fig. 43 Sheet to Patch Fig. 44 Page Twenty AIRCO WELDING OFPATCHES ON FLUE SHEETS THE TRIANGULAR SHAPED PATCH should be used for fluesheets wherever practicable. The method of applying thepatches may be described as follows, the welding being doneon the water side of the firebox: WELDING ON PATCH OF FIGURE 37: Operation 1. Cut the flue sheet as shown in the drawing, usingan Airco cutting torch with a No. 1 tip. Operation 2. Weld the bridges at 1, Figure 37. Then weldfrom 2 back to 1 and from 3 to
Airco welding of locomotive fireboxes . Fig. 38. Weld No. 1Patch to Crown She*Weld No. 2 Weld Flue Fig. 43 Sheet to Patch Fig. 44 Page Twenty AIRCO WELDING OFPATCHES ON FLUE SHEETS THE TRIANGULAR SHAPED PATCH should be used for fluesheets wherever practicable. The method of applying thepatches may be described as follows, the welding being doneon the water side of the firebox: WELDING ON PATCH OF FIGURE 37: Operation 1. Cut the flue sheet as shown in the drawing, usingan Airco cutting torch with a No. 1 tip. Operation 2. Weld the bridges at 1, Figure 37. Then weldfrom 2 back to 1 and from 3 to 1. Use an Airco welding torch witha No. 8 tip and 3/16 or y± Airco welding rod. Operation 3. Weld the knuckle at 6 and then from 10 to 6. Thenweld the knuckle at 7 and from 11 to 7. Operation 4. Complete the job by welding to the flange at 12and 13. WELDING ON PATCH OF FIGURE 38, This is for a deep job and requires less welding to the flange: Operation 5. Prepare the sheet as described for Figure the bridges at 1 and from 2 to 1. Then
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