a smooth workmanlike finish
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Fig. 20.—Electric-arc welded steel box under 15 lb. hydrostatic pressure; one phase of the breathing test.
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illustrating H. M. Hobart. "Welding Mild Steel." Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers 62 (1919) : 569-613 (discussion 613-664
University of Chicago copy, digitized October 17, 2012
From Appendix D. Arc-welded Steel Box.
charcoal drawing quality an artefact of the google "Claude Glass" effect
epigram from p 612
9 March 2014
tags: H. M. Hobart; Claude Glass; breathing test; steel; tests