This section is from the book "The Tinman's Manual And Builder's And Mechanic's Handbook", by Isaac Ridler Butt. Also available from Amazon: The Tinman's Manual And Builder's And Mechanic's Handbook.
Per lineal foot, in pounds and decimal parts, of sections of Parallel Angle Taper Angle, Parallel J, Taper J, anil Sash Iron and Rails.
Table I.- Parallel Angle Iron*, of Equal Sides.
Length of sides. a b, in inches. | Uniform thickness throughout. | Weight of one lineal foot. |
in. | in. | |
3 | 3/8 | 80 |
2¾ | 3/8 | 70 |
2½ | 3/8 | 575 |
2¼ | 5-16ths | 4.5 |
2 | ¼ full | 3.75 |
1¾ | ¼ | 30 |
1½ | ¼ | 25 |
1 3/8 | No. 6 wire guage | 1.75 |
1¼ | 8 | 1.5 |
1 1/8 | 9 | 1.25 |
1 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 10 | .875 |
¾ | 11 | .625 |
5/8 | 11 | .563 |
½ | 12 | .5 |
Table II.- Parallel Angle IroN, of Unequal Sides.
L'gth of side a in inches. | L"gth of side b in inches. | Uniform thickness throughout. | Weight of 1 lineal foot. |
in. | in. | in. | |
3½ | 5 | 3/8 | 975 |
3 | 5 | 3/8 | 8.75 |
3 | 4 | 5-16ths | 7.5 |
2¼ | 4 | 5-16ths | 6.75 |
2¼ | 4 | ¼ | 5.75 |
2 | 4 | ¼ | 5.5 |
2½ | 3 | ¼ | 4 75 |
2 | 2½ | ¼ | 3.375 |
1½ | 2 | ¼ | 2.875 |
1½ | 2 | 3-16ths | 2.25 |
 
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