Compiled from articles in the craft weekly Work, this handbook explains the different ways of joining metals. It covers soft solders and fluxes, soldering with the copper bit and the blowpipe, aluminium, wiping joints on lead pipe, hard soldering and silver soldering, brazing, and the early methods of welding, with practical tips drawn from working men.
A period handbook of interest to metalworkers and historians of craft; modern safety practice has moved on. Download the free EPUB.