Boilermaking Part 5, ICS # 2171-E, by C.B. Lindstrom, published International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1941. Reproduced by Nation Builder Books, Mebane, NC, 2024, 5½ x 8½ photocopied booklet, 56 pages.
Please note this is a new photoduplicated reproduction, not an original
Contents:
Fabricating Processes (continued)
Chipping and Calking
Chipping Chisels….
Chipping With Pneumatic Hammer
Purpose of Calking
Calking Rivet Heads
Staying and Bracing
Installation of Rigid Staybolts
Table I—Proportion of Taper-Head Crown Staybolts
Table II—Proportion of Water-Space and Radial Staybolts
Tube-Installation Processes
Swaging
Suggestions on Tapping Staybolt Holes….
Tapping Holes in Narrow Water Legs
Installation of End-to-End Stays
Setting and Cutting Off Staybolts
Upsetting and Forming Staybolt Heads
Installation of Flexible Staybolts
Welded Sleeves for Flexible Stays
Alinement of Flexible Stays
Drilling Holes for Flexible Stays
Reaming Holes for Flexible Stays
Tapping Holes for Flexible Stays
Installing Sleeves of Flexible Stays
Table III—Change of Staybolt Length for Fractional Turns
Bracing
Applying Diagonal Braces
Fitting Jaw Braces
Installing Boiler Tubes and Flues
Definitions
Service Conditions Affecting Tubes
Tube Expanders
Roller Expanders
Combination Tube Expander and Flaring Tool
Expander for Arch Tubes and Water Tubes
Sectional Tube Expander
Preparation of Boiler Sheets for Tubing
Straightening of Tube-Sheets
Measuring Tube Length Between Tube-Sheets
Preparation of Tube Holes
Installation of Copper Ferrules
Tube Installation Processes
Swaging
Annealing Tubes
Setting Tubes in Tube-Sheets
Tube Expanding
Flaring Tubes
Beading
Welding Boiler Tubes to Tube-Sheets
Installation of Arch Tubes
Installation of Superheater Tube
Boiler Testing
Hydrostatic Test
Hydrostatic Test Pressure
Precautions When Making Hydrostatic Test
Stamping of Boiler
Examination Questions