Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 13
joint; and we regret to say that we are constantly findingpipe connections to boilers made with only two, three, or four threads properly made up.We cannot speak too strongly against such a practice, for it shows an indifference to thesafety of life and the security of property that is little short… … Fig. 6.—Five inch Pipe; Standard (or Nearly so) at One End. but Not at the Other. 1902.] THE LOCOMOTIVE. no pipe ought to be accepted that does not so conform. If a pipe has been threadedshort, and then made up snug against the fitting, it is often difficult to tell, in thefinished job, whether it…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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