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Jdiiriial of .\griciiliurc. 



[10 Sept., 1910. 



5. SPOUTING. 



a, S])ike ami tube; b, bracket; c, stO]> em 

 d, down-pipe socket ; e and /, angles. 



iron. (\it same to the pencil 

 line, hut leave ahout \ inch to 

 turn around the back. (5^.) 



Sockets for down pipes are 

 made as follows : — First cut off 

 6 inches of down pipe; break 

 the joint, and refix, giving it a 

 slight taper. Next place it on 

 the bottom of the spouting and 

 mark around with a lead pencil. 

 Cut out the hole neatly to the 

 line, and insert the socket from 

 the inside, and trim off so as to 

 allow i-i6th inch lap inside. 

 Turn this over at right angles, 

 pull well down, and, after 

 seeing that the socket is square 

 with the spout, it can be sol- 

 dered, {s^-) 



Angles in spouts are so diffi- 

 cult to make that it is better to 

 buy them ready made. 



Hints on Fixing. — First 

 drive in a carrying-spike or 

 long nail at each end of the 

 building, giving the necessary 



When repairing a tank or 

 any other galvanized article, see 

 that the joint is clean, and, if 

 painted or discoloured, scrape 

 it well with the shavehook. 

 Apply spirits freely, and wipe 

 it with a cloth before attempting 

 to solder. In repairing old 

 spouts, &c., one may have some 

 trouble in getting the solder to 

 take ; but in soldering new 

 material it will flow easily 

 enough, so clean the surface 

 well, and scrape till the material 

 is bright, and use a hot iron. 



Spouting. — Thi.s-j js sold in 

 6-ft. lengths, 4, 4^, and 5 

 inches respectivelv wide. These 

 are joined together to make up 

 the length required to suit a 

 building, each joint having about 

 2 inches of a lap. Spouting is 

 fixed by the aid of spikes and 

 tubes, or Itrackets. (Illustration 

 No. 5 — a and b.) 



Stop ends are fixed liy first 

 marking the print of the spout 

 correctlv on to a piece of plain 



6. DOWN PIPE.S. 



