. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work .... Fig. 145. Fig. 146. from the inside when the warm air strikes against the cold surface ofthe glass, while B B show the rabbets or glass-rest for the glass. In Fig. 146, C C is a re-enforcing strip, which is used to hold the 213 134 SHEET INIETAL WORK. two walls O O together and impart to it great rigidity. When skylightbars are required to bridge long spans, an internal core is made ofsheet metal and placed as shown at A in Fig. 147, which adds to itsweight-sustaining power. In this figure B B shows the glass
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work .... Fig. 145. Fig. 146. from the inside when the warm air strikes against the cold surface ofthe glass, while B B show the rabbets or glass-rest for the glass. In Fig. 146, C C is a re-enforcing strip, which is used to hold the 213 134 SHEET INIETAL WORK. two walls O O together and impart to it great rigidity. When skylightbars are required to bridge long spans, an internal core is made ofsheet metal and placed as shown at A in Fig. 147, which adds to itsweight-sustaining power. In this figure B B shows the glass laid on a bed of putty with the metal capC C C, resting snugly against theglass, fastened in position by therivet or bolt D D. Wliere a verylarge span is to be bridged a barsimilar to that shown in Fig. 148 isused. A heavy core plate A madeof j-inch thick metal is used, rivetedor bolted to the bar at B and B. Inconstruction, all the various barsterminate at the curb shown at A BC in Fig. 149, which is fastened toFig. 147. ^j^g wooden frame D E. The condensation gutters C C in the bar b, carry the water intothe internal gutter in the curb at a, thence to the outside through holesprovided for this purpose at F F. In Fig. 150 is shown a sectionalview of the construction of a double-pitchedskvlight. A shows the ridge bar with a co
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