Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 81
e inother cases of a more practical nature—forexample, the slope of a roof is shown at itstrue angle in an end view. 60. Direction of Oblique Lines; Slope. Aline may be parallel to one plane and oblique 58 MECHANICAL DRAFTING to the other, or it may be oblique to both planes.This latter position… … Fig. 49. Regular Hexagonal Pyramid with Base Par- aUel to V. Fig. 50. Right Circular Cone. applied to the slope of a line, means away fromthe draftsman; and forward means toward thedraftsman. MECHANICAL DEAFTING 59 Thus, if a line is said to slope upward, back-ward, and to the left, the upper end…
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