This book contains a practical presentation of the processes of welding, cutting, and lead burning, with special attention to welding technique for steel, cast iron, aluminium, and brass. 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 welding and will make for a great addition to collections of antiquarian construction literature. The chapters of this book include: Oxy-acetylene Process, Advantages, Generators, Welding Blowpipe, Oxy-acetylene, Preparation of Work, Welding Rod, Flux, Strengths of Weld, Electric Processes, Methods, Spot-Welder, Arc Welder, Simple Welding Job, Apparatus Required, etcetera. This text was originally published in 1917, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on the subject.