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THEORY OF AIICHITECTURE. Book II.

The weight ch is made equal to
one h.-ilf the weight of the sash.
W is the head of the sash-frame
before put together, and X shows
the edge of W. Y is the edge
of tlu- hottom, exliihiting the
manner of putting the styles in
It, and Z is the plan of Y.
Fie;.
777., Nos. 1. and 2., are sections
of the sills of sash-frames, with
sections of the under rail of the
sash, showing the best method of
constructing tlicm, in order to
prevent rain from driving under
the sash-rail. In each of these,
A is the section of the bottom
rail, B a section of the bead
tongued into the sill, C a section
of the sill. Fie/. 778. exhibits sec-
tions of the meeting rails of the
upper and lower sashes, with side
elevations of the upright bars
;
C is the rebate for the glass, D
a square, E and F an astragal
and hollow moulding, G a fillet.
The smaller letters mark the
game parts of the under sash.
Fif/. 779. is the section of an
iijjright bar with the plans of two
horizontal bars, showing tiie
franking or manner in which
they are put together to keep the
upright bars as strong as possible.
The thickness of the tenon in
tefcs
:.'jif
7. Fij!. 778.
general is about one sixteenth of an inch to the
edge of the hollow of the astragal, and close to
the rebate on the other side, hh is a dowel to
keep the horizontal bars still firmer together.
In this diagram the letters refer to the same parts
as in the preceding figm-e
;
and it is also to
be observed, that no rebate is made for the glass
on the inside meeting rail, a groove being made
to answer that purpose.
Fiff.
780. exhibits four
sections of sash bars. But their forms, as in the
case of mouldings, generally depends on the taste
of the architect.
2165a. Several patents have 1)een taken out, of
late years, for hanging sashes so that they may
be removed from the frames for clejjiiitig or re-
pairing without taking down the inside heads,
an operation which always results in at least
Fig. rro.
r,i;.-sn.
dati:aglng them in a few years. They are not always satisfactory. Gurman's sash pocket eivel
jfittine/s, and Gribhons' sash moiiritinps, were introduced about 18.58. Other inventions
liave been made for hanging them so that the upper and lower .sashes shall open with the
same action. Williairi MAdim's
"
Imperisljaljlo material
applied to sash and other
pulleys, economical sash weights, and unproved methods of hanging windows,"
comprises
a material for pulleys of vitrified stoneware, proof against the
action of the weather.
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