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... mean a large kit ; but it does not mean that he should daily burden his shoulders with a bag too heavy to be borne . The tools , the full kit , ' up to the amount of his knowledge and experience , 1 How the public are amused when ...
... mean a large kit ; but it does not mean that he should daily burden his shoulders with a bag too heavy to be borne . The tools , the full kit , ' up to the amount of his knowledge and experience , 1 How the public are amused when ...
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... mean length , though it would be impossible to say definitely when it was first used . The Romans , obtaining it in England and Spain , used it to a large extent for water - pipes , using a solder of an alloy of lead and tin . " Of lead ...
... mean length , though it would be impossible to say definitely when it was first used . The Romans , obtaining it in England and Spain , used it to a large extent for water - pipes , using a solder of an alloy of lead and tin . " Of lead ...
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... of bicarbonate or sulphate of lime prevents its action on lead , though all impurities by no means act in like manner ; for instance , nitrate and nitrite of ammonia intensify the action of water on lead . Acids have 8 PLUMBING .
... of bicarbonate or sulphate of lime prevents its action on lead , though all impurities by no means act in like manner ; for instance , nitrate and nitrite of ammonia intensify the action of water on lead . Acids have 8 PLUMBING .
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... means of getting a good flame for making joints with a blow - pipe . B D 2. The " Self - acting Blowing - lamp , " illustrated in fig . 3 , is all that a plumber wants in many cases for melting his solder , for making small joints and ...
... means of getting a good flame for making joints with a blow - pipe . B D 2. The " Self - acting Blowing - lamp , " illustrated in fig . 3 , is all that a plumber wants in many cases for melting his solder , for making small joints and ...
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... means of a tube , m ; k is a stop - cock fixed in the tube , m ; i is a tube fixed in the safety - chamber , G , with a cork stopper , which acts as a safety - valve to prevent explosion ; P is a perforated false bottom , which supports ...
... means of a tube , m ; k is a stop - cock fixed in the tube , m ; i is a tube fixed in the safety - chamber , G , with a cork stopper , which acts as a safety - valve to prevent explosion ; P is a perforated false bottom , which supports ...
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