. The Practical brick and tile book. 4. The Sling, fig. 4, is simply a piece of thin wireTvitli two liandles, used for cutting the clay. 5. Moulding Shed.—Tiles are made uuder cover insheds about 7 yards wide, the length of the shed de-pending on the number of moulding tables, the areaallotted to each table being about 7 yards in length by4 yards in breadth. The moulding tables are placed against one side of 174 RUDIMENTS OF TKJ Fiy. the shed, and the remainder of the area is oecupied bythe blocks or drying-shelves ; every shelf being formedwith three 1 in. planks placed edge to edge, and
. The Practical brick and tile book. 4. The Sling, fig. 4, is simply a piece of thin wireTvitli two liandles, used for cutting the clay. 5. Moulding Shed.—Tiles are made uuder cover insheds about 7 yards wide, the length of the shed de-pending on the number of moulding tables, the areaallotted to each table being about 7 yards in length by4 yards in breadth. The moulding tables are placed against one side of 174 RUDIMENTS OF TKJ Fiy. the shed, and the remainder of the area is oecupied bythe blocks or drying-shelves ; every shelf being formedwith three 1 in. planks placed edge to edge, and sepa-rated from each other by bricks placed edgewise at theend of the planks, as well as at intermediate points,each block containing about 1-i shelves, and thusmeasuring 12 ft. long by 2 ft. 8 in. wide, and about 7 A passage way, 3 ft. wide, is left round theblocks, to give free access to every part of them. These details will be understood by reference to fig. 5. 6. The Pantile Table, or moulding table, is shown in ART OF MAKING BRICKS AND TILES. 175 Fig. 11. Fig. 12. Fig. 13.
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