The oxy-acetylene equipment

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1. Brazing: an introduction
2. Brazing, soldering and welding
3. How brazing works
4. Tools and equipment for brazing
5. The oxy-acetylene equipment
6. Oxy-acetylene flames
7. Brazing filler rods
8. Brazing fluxes
9. Cleaning and preparing the joint
10. Safety in brazing
11. The brazing procedure
12. Heating the joint and applying the filler
13. Joints for brazing sheet metal
14. Inspecting brazed joints for defects
15. Maintaining brazing tools and equipment
16. Cleanliness before, during and after brazing
17. Applications of brazing in everyday life
18. Promoting brazing and reviewing work