"The Iron Founder" Supplement: A Complete Illustrated Exposition of the Art of Casting in Iron. Also, the Founding of Statues; the Art of Taking Casts, Pattern Modelling; Useful Formulas and Tables |
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Page 2 - Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Page 102 - ... multiply the square of the diameter by ,7854 and the product will be- the area.
Page 96 - Add the three sides together, take half that sum, and from this subtract each side separately; then multiply the half of the sum and these remainders together, and the square root of this product will be the area.
Page 94 - ... for the answer. RULE. — Multiply the decimal by that number which will reduce it to the next lower denomination, and point off as in multiplication of decimals.
Page 82 - It shows that the numbers between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together. Thus the expression 9x6, signifies that 9 and 6 are to be multiplied together, and is read, " 9 multiplied by 6," or, simply,
Page 358 - THE articles to be tinned are first covered with dilute sulphuric acid, and when quite clean are placed in warm water, then dipped in a solution of muriatic acid, copper, and zinc, and then plunged into a tin bath to which a small quantity of zinc has been added. When the tinning is finished the articles are taken out and plunged into boiling water. The operation is completed by placing them in a very warm sand-bath.
Page 345 - A Cast Iron beam will be bent to one-third of its breaking weight, if the load is laid on gradually, and one-sixth of it, if laid on at once, will produce the same effect, if the weight of the beam is small compared with the weight laid on. Hence, Beams of cast iron should be made capable of bearing more than six times the greatest weight which will be laid upon them.
Page 108 - RULE. — Multiply the sum of the two diameters by their difference, and the product by .7854 ; the result is the area.
Page 370 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square, foot 9 square feet = 1...
Page 367 - Rules. — For finding the interest on any principal for any number of days: The answer in each case being in cents, separate the two right-hand figures of answer to express in dollars and cents.