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.
Size of Sheet, for from 1 to 100 Gallons:
For 1 | gallon, | 7 by 20 | inches. | For 25 | gallons, | 30 by 56 | inches. |
3 ½ | 10 by 28 | 40 | " | 36 by 63 | "" | ||
5 | " | 12 by 40 | 50 | " | 40 by 70 | " | |
6 | " | 14 by 40 | 75 | " | 40 by 84 | " | |
10 | " | 20 by 42 | 100 | " | 40 by 98 | " | |
15 | " | 30 by 42 |
This includes all the laps, seams, Ac., which will be found sufficiently correct for all practical purposes.
 
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