This section is from the book "The English And American Mechanic", by B. Frank Van Cleve. Also available from Amazon: The English And American Mechanic.
Calibre. | per foot | |
Inches. | lbs. | oz. |
3/8 | 6 | |
3/8 | 8 | |
3/8 | 10 | |
3/8| | 12 | |
3/8 | 1 | 0 |
3/8 | 1 | 8 |
½ | 8 | |
½ | 10 | |
½ | 12 | |
½ | 14 | |
½ | 1 | 0 |
Calibre | per loot | |
Inches. | lbs. | oz. |
½ | 1 | 4 |
½ | 1 | 8 |
½ | 2 | 0 |
½ | 3 | 0 |
5/8 | 13 | |
5/8 | 1 | 0 |
5/8 | 1 | 8 |
5/8 | 2 | 0 |
5/8 | 2 | 12 |
¾ | 11 | |
¾ | 14 | |
Calibre | Weight per foot | |
Inches. | lbs. | oz. |
¾ | 1 | 4 |
¾ | 2 | 0 |
¾ | 2 | 4 |
¾ | 2 | 8 |
¾ | 3 | 0 |
¾ | 4 | 0 |
1 | 1 | 8 |
1 | 1 | 12 |
1 | 2 | 0 |
1 | 2 | 8 |
1 | 3 | 0 |
Calibre | per foot | |
Inches. | lbs. | oz. |
1 | 4 | 0 |
1 | 6 | 0 |
1¼ | 2 | 8 |
1¼ | 3 | 0 |
1¼ | 3 | 8 |
1¼ | 4 | 0 |
1¼ | 5 | 0 |
1½ | 3 | 0 |
1½ | 3 | 8 |
1½ | 4 | 0 |
1½ | 4 | 8 |
Calibre | weight per foot | ||
Inches. | lbs. | oz. | |
1½ | 5 | 0 | |
1¾ | 4 | 0 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | |
2½ | ¼ in. thick | 11 | 0 |
3 | 13 | 0 | |
3½ | 15 | 0 | |
4 | 18 | 0 | |
4½ | 20 | 0 | |
5 | 22 | 0 | |
Sheet Lead. - Weight of a Square Foot, 2½, 3, 3½, 4, 4½, 5, 6, 7, 8½, 9,10 lbs., and upwards.
 
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