Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 147
t threads at the largeend of the fitting will touch the pipe in the manner indicated on the left ofFig. 14; but it is plain that a contact of this kind adds nothing to the holdingpower of the joint. In fact, in a case such as is shown in Fig. 14, the strengthof the joint consists of nothing… … Fig. 13. — Illustrating the Pipe Projecting through the Fitting. is just enough difference in the gauges of the fitting and the pipe to permit ofthe joint coming together so as to bring all the threads into good, compressivecontact, throughout the whole length of the joint. In this manner a…
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