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Download Solution PDFCaulking is a process used to make joints ______.
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For rivets used in pressure vessels and boilers, caulking and fullering are primarily used to obtain leak-proof joints.
Drift: It is used to align the holes to be riveted.
Caulking tool: It is used for closing down the edges of the plates and heads of the rivets to form a metal-to-metal joint.
Fullering tool: It is used for pressing the surface of the edge of the plate. It helps to make fluid-tight joints.
Caulking is used to make the riveted joint leak proof or fluid-tight in pressure vessel like steam boilers, air receivers and tank etc.
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