On top of this were driven in the same way two more plugs of neat cement of the same size, which were hard set.
At first the plugs were paraffined, to keep them from swelling and breaking the ducts, but were not successful, as the paraffin lubricated them so that they would not stay in place.
Early in January small brass plugs were firmly set on opposite sides of a large number of cracks, and caliper readings and air temperature observations were taken regularly throughout the winter and spring.
Immediately on top of this was placed two plugs of neat cement about 2-1/2 in.
With a third disaster, and no plugs to repair with, my suspicions were aroused and upon investigation I found five large wounds in the tire.
The plugs were found, the necessary repairs made and at 5 o'clock in the afternoon we were again upon our way.
In skinning birds, after fresh cotton plugs have been put in place the feathers are parted and the opening incision made through the skin only from the middle of the breast to the root of the tail.
Our muskrat is a trapped and drowned one so we will not have to replace the shot hole plugs with fresh ones, as would be best if it had been killed with the gun.
Fusible plugs are little used; they consist of pieces of softer metal inserted on the side of the boiler, which melt should the heat of the water rise above a certain temperature.
A defective section may thus be left in position and stopped off by means of plugs from the drums until it is convenient to fit a new one in its place.
He caused plugs to be made corresponding to the size of the various cannonballs which were picked up within the stockade, which varied from six to eighteen pounders.
These were filled nearly to the muzzle with powder, and the plugs were driven with mallets tight into the muzzles.
Boats dropped from their davits, were hurriedly lashed together, their plugs pulled, and left to sink, riding attached to sea anchors formed of their own spars and oars.
Plugs were swung back and the gun bores were examined.
The pipes TT are easily brushed and scraped after the removal of plugs from the "headers" into which the tube ends are expanded.
A small gap separates the plugs at the centre, and this gap is partly filled with nickel-silver powder.
The holes C C can be cleaned out if the plugs P^2 P^3 are removed.
Here he was again with a plug against Archie's chest, and two other plugs in his own ears.
Once again the instrument with plugswas produced, and the ninety-nine game played.
Thereupon he rode out in the darkness to the camp of that regiment, which was immediately ordered out to whittle, and provided all the fuse plugs that were needed.
If this regiment could be turned out to-night, they might whittle enough fuse plugs before morning to fire a thousand rounds.
At one mortar battery fuse plugs were wanting, and the officer was in despair.
When thus in its position, two smallplugs should next be driven into the edge of the inner box, one on each side of the spindle, thus holding it in place.
The spindle being lowered between the plugs is caught finely on the tip of the catch-piece.
These are the only experiments which I have performed with the very long plugsof cotton-wool, though in other previous trials with plugs about 1-1/2 in.
Had fair chance to win but motor kept misfiring, couldn't seem to get plugs that would work, and smashed hell out of elevator coming down on tail when landing here.
Bagby turned to the others, marveled at them as if trying to remember who they were, and said, slowly, "I guess those plugs were all right.
Have these fitted with slightly tapering plugs of steel, with sharp projecting points.
The plugs should be about two inches in length, and must be made to fit the holes both accurately and tightly, but not to go quite through the shoe to the foot.
When frost appears, and you want to go out, insert the plugs yourself in the holes, tap them slightly on the points with a hammer, and when the horse puts his weight on them it will drive them "home.
The plugs will last for three or four days, and are both cheap and easily renewed.
Although fusible plugs may be used, in addition to other means of insuring safety, they ought not to be exclusively relied on at the ordinary working pressure of the boiler.
This circular plate thus pressed downwards, acted upon pins or plugs which pressed together the top and bottom of the cylinder in the same manner as they were pressed together by the screws connecting them as already described.
Sava and I stopped and tinkered at the old machine for about an hour, changed all the sparking plugs again, after which she went better.
Found two sparking plugscracked and the magneto very weak.
Half an hour passed, as well as Harry could judge, then the boom of a cannon was heard, and immediately two men leapt down into the hold, knocked the six plugs out of their place, and climbed up on deck again.
The arrangement of keys and plugs on the key shelf is substantially the same as in simple common-battery boards.
One plug inserted will, therefore, light both lamps; two plugs inserted or two plugs withdrawn will extinguish both lamps.
At the extreme lower portion of the jack space are shown the answering jacks and beneath these on the horizontal shelf, the plugs and keys.
For one thing, it was constantly blowing out glow-plugs used for warming the fuel mixture, and when that happened long white plumes of smoke would stream out, giving spectators the impression that the ship was on fire.
This was finally worked out by Packard through the use of glow plugs and speeding up the injectors during the cranking period.
If he were "any respectable Individual" he was sure of a knife, four fish hooks, and six plugs of tobacco.
If he were a headman or a brave he received a pound of powder, two pounds of lead, a fish line, a knife, four fish hooks, and six plugs of tobacco.
The apparatus consists of a solid and heavy block of wood supporting a calcium-chloride tube permanently connected with a tube of phosphorus pentoxide divided into compartments by plugs of glass wool.
Make two wooden plugs for the ends of the iron pipe.
Bo'sun," said I, "you might as well drop below and have a look at those plugs of yours.
Carefully throwing the light over the walls, I presently perceived the plugs or ends of the broom-stick protruding; and going close to them I found they were perfectly tight, that no sign of moisture was visible around them.
Are plugs of fusible metal useful in preventing explosions?
There must be a mud hole opposite the edge of each water space, if the fire box be square, to enable the boiler to be easily cleaned out, and these holes are most conveniently closed by screwed plugs made slightly taper.
Wires 5, 6, 7, and 8, run to the respective sparkplugs C from these contact plates.
The battery M has one end connected up with one terminal of a switch N, while the other terminal of the switch has a wire connection with the terminal plugs B, B, in the cylinder heads.
The distributer S has been described with sufficient clearness in a preceding diagram, to show how the wires T lead therefrom and connect up with the spark plugs U.
For engine purposes the plugs are usually rotated in unison with the engine shaft, and a single delivery valve of this kind is shown in Fig.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "plugs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
