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... inch of the seam can be seen ; and even then it may look fair enough to the eye , but directly your back is turned it may set up some galvanic action and belie your opinion by rapidly oxidizing . As seamless lead pipe of an equal ...
... inch of the seam can be seen ; and even then it may look fair enough to the eye , but directly your back is turned it may set up some galvanic action and belie your opinion by rapidly oxidizing . As seamless lead pipe of an equal ...
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... inch wide , and 15 or 18 in . long . This solder is quickly melted upon well- heated jointings from the flame of such a lamp . With a well - directed blast a bulb of solder is soon formed upon the pipings , and heated up to the ...
... inch wide , and 15 or 18 in . long . This solder is quickly melted upon well- heated jointings from the flame of such a lamp . With a well - directed blast a bulb of solder is soon formed upon the pipings , and heated up to the ...
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... inches back from the front edge , and at intervals of about every 2 , 3 , or 4 ft . , according to circumstances , lead dowels should be run into the stone cornice , with hemispherical heads over them ( fig . 13 ) to keep down the lead ...
... inches back from the front edge , and at intervals of about every 2 , 3 , or 4 ft . , according to circumstances , lead dowels should be run into the stone cornice , with hemispherical heads over them ( fig . 13 ) to keep down the lead ...
Page 40
... inches downwards , and the margins round the countersinking should also be well soiled . 9. The edge of the shaving on the end of the pipe should be on the ridge or highest part of the rounded edge , and that on the bottom and side , or ...
... inches downwards , and the margins round the countersinking should also be well soiled . 9. The edge of the shaving on the end of the pipe should be on the ridge or highest part of the rounded edge , and that on the bottom and side , or ...
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... inches ; and when the rolls are not too far apart , and proper freedom has been allowed for expansion and contraction , the lead will go back to its bed again at night , often with a loud report . ( Rolls , Chap . XII . ) 6. The rolls ...
... inches ; and when the rolls are not too far apart , and proper freedom has been allowed for expansion and contraction , the lead will go back to its bed again at night , often with a loud report . ( Rolls , Chap . XII . ) 6. The rolls ...
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