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This book contains a comprehensive treatise on the practice of welding cast iron, malleable iron, steel, copper, brass, bronze, and aluminium by the oxy-acetylene method, together with concise information on the equipment required for both welding and cutting by this process. Complete with easy-to-digest information and a veritable plethora of exquisite photographs and illustrations, this text will be of much value to anyone with an interest in Oxy-acetylene welding and will make for a great addition to collections of antiquarian construction literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Autogenous and Fusion Welding', 'Equipment for Oxy-acetylene Welding', 'Preparation of Work for Welding', 'Materials and Fluxes used For Welding', 'Making Oxy-acetylene Welds', 'Oxy-Acetylene Welding of Cast Iron', 'Welding Aluminum', and much more. This text was originally published in 1916, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on the subject.