A Treatise on the Origin, Progress, Prevention, and Cure of Dry Rot in Timber: With Remarks on the Means of Preserving Wood from Destruction by Sea Worms, Beetles, Ants, EtcE. & F. N. Spon, 1875 - 311 pages |
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Page 87
... pumped out , at the top of the vaults . Bethell considered that the interior of the chamber should be kept at a temperature of 110 ° Fahr . , and that the duration of the process should be regulated by the condition of the wood . His ...
... pumped out , at the top of the vaults . Bethell considered that the interior of the chamber should be kept at a temperature of 110 ° Fahr . , and that the duration of the process should be regulated by the condition of the wood . His ...
Page 112
... pumping a solution of copperas in water into them . He believed every part of the vessel would thus be impregnated . Mr. Jackson also prepared the frame of the ship ' In- trepid ' with another solution . The ship lasted many years ...
... pumping a solution of copperas in water into them . He believed every part of the vessel would thus be impregnated . Mr. Jackson also prepared the frame of the ship ' In- trepid ' with another solution . The ship lasted many years ...
Page 123
... pumped in , it cannot rise , but is kept under the surface , there being beams to retain it in its place . There it is left for a week , after which the liquor is pumped off , and the wood is re- moved . This being done , the timber is ...
... pumped in , it cannot rise , but is kept under the surface , there being beams to retain it in its place . There it is left for a week , after which the liquor is pumped off , and the wood is re- moved . This being done , the timber is ...
Page 125
... pumping . Some samples of this timber , after six years ' use as sleepers on the railway , were found " as sound as on the day on which they were first put down . " This timber was prepared by simple immersion only , without ex ...
... pumping . Some samples of this timber , after six years ' use as sleepers on the railway , were found " as sound as on the day on which they were first put down . " This timber was prepared by simple immersion only , without ex ...
Page 126
... pumps , & c . , were added to the apparatus . The pressure applied equalled 100 lb. on the square inch . With this arrangement a solution was made use of having 1 lb. of the sublimate to 2 gallons of water ; and it was found that three ...
... pumps , & c . , were added to the apparatus . The pressure applied equalled 100 lb. on the square inch . With this arrangement a solution was made use of having 1 lb. of the sublimate to 2 gallons of water ; and it was found that three ...
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