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Frequent workpiece repositioning made easier. Air-bearing table facilitates movement of heavy workpiece during machining or between repeated operations at different positions. Table assembly consists of workpiece supporting fixture riding on air bearing. Table especially useful for inertia welding, in which ease of mobility is important.
Simple method prevents loosening due to thermal mismatch. Four segment die pushed outward against tubing wall by tapered ram. Boss on each segment of die produces dimple in wall. Ram driven by commercial pneumatic cylinder powered by air at 250 psi. Method applicable to brazing of heat exchanges, thrust chambers, and other assemblies in which thermal expansion coefficients of materials differ significantly.