The tinman's manual and builder's and mechanic's handbook : designed for tinmen, japanners, coppersmiths, engineers ... with compositions and receipts for other useful and important purposes in the practical arts (1861)
Butts, I. R. (Isaac Ridler), 1795-1882 · Boston : I.R. Butts & Co. · leaf 30
eoutside a little taijcrcd, and insert it in the former : then solder it withcommon lead solder as before described ; or if required to be strong,rub a little tallow over, and cover the joint with a ball of meltedlead, liolding a cloth (2 or 3 plies of greased bed-tick) on the underside ; and… … From 0 as a centre, describe a circle DE larger than the vessel;and from C as a centre, describe a circle AB the size of the vessel, thenwith the dividers the same as you described the circle the size of thevessel, apply them six times on the circumference of the circle largerthan the vessel ; for…
