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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 17

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e joint; and for this reason the precaution of examin-ing both the fitting and the pipe before making the joint, should never be neglected.In the best practice a thread guard is used in shipping and handling heavy pipe, andwe are glad to say that this practice is now followed by a considerable and… … So Fig. 13. — Section through a Six-inch Pipe. forced, is cut large, so that only the re-enforcing piece is threaded. This is all wrong.To obtain a proper strength or holding power, both the re-enforcing piece and the shellshould be threaded. In conclusion we desire to say a word about what we…

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