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... cast iron gib , which was allowed to wear too thin . The managers of that road still insist upon using cast iron gibs as being the cheapest . The use of cast iron gibs upon the cross - heads of passenger engines cannot be too strongly ...
... cast iron gib , which was allowed to wear too thin . The managers of that road still insist upon using cast iron gibs as being the cheapest . The use of cast iron gibs upon the cross - heads of passenger engines cannot be too strongly ...
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... cast metal tools . He was laughed at , of cou but his plan had to be tried . Well , cast metal to were tried , with points chilled , and they cut when c The article was turned steel tools were of no use . with metal tools . PLANING ...
... cast metal tools . He was laughed at , of cou but his plan had to be tried . Well , cast metal to were tried , with points chilled , and they cut when c The article was turned steel tools were of no use . with metal tools . PLANING ...
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... cast iron , without the intermediate process of turning it into wrought iron Briefly , cast iron , having too much carbon in it for steel- making , must first be deprived of it . This is accom- plished by burning it out . To do this it ...
... cast iron , without the intermediate process of turning it into wrought iron Briefly , cast iron , having too much carbon in it for steel- making , must first be deprived of it . This is accom- plished by burning it out . To do this it ...
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