Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · New York, T. Nelson and sons · leaf 182
g; they are bound to the spars with brass wireNo. 25, at the intersections. They also are bent toa curved form, as shown in the plans, by the aid ofthe hot-water bath. Diagonal guys of piano wire areused to truss the frame in two panels in each wing. Around the outer free ends of the rods runs… … 182 FLYING MACHINES: HOW TO BUILD, it is much better to provide thin brass caps for theends of the rods, and to cut the slots in the metalas well as in the rods. Instead of caps, ferrules willdo. When the slots are cut, let the tongue formedin the cutting be bent down across the bamboo toform the…
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