Twentieth century handbook for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers; a practical nontechnical treatise on the care and management of steam engines, boilers and electric machinery (1922)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & company · leaf 405
from edge to edge, as at A. Then 392 Steam Engineering A—B-f-2=the outside lap. For instance^ A=8.5 in., B=6.5 in. Then 8.5—6.5=2, and 2 divided by 2=1 in.,which is the lap. The inside lap should also be measuredat this point for convenr-ence, and the measurements pre-served for future reference.… … - Fig. 134 difference by 2. For instance^, the distance F is 4 in., and 4—3 E is 3 in.; then =.5 in., making the inside lap y^ in. 2To place the valve central, measure the width of theoutside lap each way from the outside edges of the steamports and mark the points on the valve seat with a…