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Cement for Iron

An excellent Frear stone, but in the Béton-Coignet no adno adcement is made by mixing equal parts of ditional binding material is found necessary. 2224. Cement for Leaky House sifted peroxide of manganese and well-pulverized zinc white, adding a sufficient quantity of Roofs. Take 4 pounds resin, 1 pint linseed commercial soluble glass to form a thin paste. oil, 2 ounces red lead, and stir in pulverized This mixture, when used immediately, forms sand until the proper consistency is secured, and apply it warm. This cement becomes until the proper consistency is secured, a cement quite equal in hardness and resistance and apply it warm. to that given in the last receipt.

This cement becomes hard and yet possesses considerable elasticity, 2218. Cement for Uniting Stone, and is durable and waterproof. Derbyshire Spar, etc. Melt together 4 ounces resin, 1/22 ounce wax, and about an white lead with as much powdered red lead ounce finely-sifted plaster of Paris. The articles to be joined should be well cleaned, then made hot enough to melt the cement, and the pieces pressed together very closely, so as to leave as little as possible of the composition between the joints. This is a general rule with all cements, as the thinner the stratum of cement interposed the firmer it will hold.

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