The fit between the jaws is restored by riveting pieces ofsheet brass to that side of the brasses that has worn the most (usually the top which carries the weight of the rod).
Now cut two pieces of sheet brass 2 inches long and 1/2 inch broad, sufficiently stout to act as springs and not too stout to be elastic.
The rudder is cut from a piece of sheet brass to the shape shown, and fitted with a quadrant.
Sheet brass with a thickness of 1/32 inch is very suitable for this purpose.
After nailing the blocks together as shown in the drawing, a small piece of sheet brass is bent at right angles and tacked to the stern piece.
It will be noted that the rudder-blade is merely a piece of sheet brass cut to shape and soldered into the rudder-post M, which is slit to accommodate it.
Feet are made of sheet brass, drilled to take the three (or two) lowermost bolts, and bent to shape.
The crank shaft is 2-3/4 inches of a stout knitting needle mounted in a sheet brass bearing.
A little trigger, B, which you can cut out of sheet brass, is pivoted at a, where it must be raised off the base by a small washer.
To make the pallets adjustable, they are set in thick disks of sheet brass, as shown at D, Figs.
These parts are of decarbonized cast steel, annealed until almost as soft as sheet brass.
A plate of sheet brass should be obtained, shaped as shown at C, Fig.
Procure two pieces of tin, or sheet brass, cut them as shown, and drill holes in them large enough for a needle, so that it will be easy to fasten them to the cloth with basting thread.
These are best made of sheet brass, about 1/16 in.
The slot and hole for the small tube should be so located with respect to each other that the small tube will empty into the larger one directly against the piece of sheet brass soldered in the slot.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sheet brass" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
