When the tongue-and-groove boards are used a piece of string, well soaked in white lead or paint and placed in the groove of each board, will be sufficient to make a tight joint.
The cork washers are glued in position, working the first one into the metal edge of the reel seat, to make a nice, tight joint at this point.
The first cork should be pressed tightly against the upper end of the reel seat and turned about so that the metal may enter the cork and form a tight joint.
The opening is covered by a short length of vertical pipe of the same diameter, reaching above high water, the bottom edge making a water-tight joint.
The shutting pieces of the gates, which bear against the granite masonry and form a water-tight joint, were made of Honduras mahogany, a very durable wood for the purpose.
The heel-posts are of cast iron, planed and ground in place against the polished surface of the granite hollow quoins so as to form a water-tight joint.
This term is applied to the act of straightening and making true the edges of two boards or planks which are to be joined to make a tight joint, with glue or otherwise.
In case of decking, nail a strip of moulding on the outside along the juncture of the house and the deck, so as to make a tight joint, which should be well painted.
You will frequently wish to use more force in driving the floor-boards to a tight joint at the edges than you can easily apply with the hammer.
This is never done by a good mechanic as the two pieces will never fit together again and make a tight joint.
Then, after the brass ferrule has been tinned, the pipe is fitted into it and beaten out against the inside wall of the brass ferrule and a tight joint is made.
The brass should enter at least 1/4 inch, then the lead is beaten against the brass until a tight joint is made.
It will take the beginner some time to master these branch joints, for not only must they be wiped symmetrically for the sake of appearances, but they must be wiped while the solder is hot to secure a tight joint.
These have sufficient elasticity so that they bear tightly against the cylinder wall and thus make a gas-tight joint.
A moulded copper asbestos gasket is placed between the cylinder and the head, permitting the cooling water to circulate freely and at the same time insuring a tight joint.
The square shoulders of the core afford two gasket seats, and when the core is clamped in the shell by means of check nut E, it is accurately centered and a tight joint is formed.
The nut C screws onto the valve and makes a steam-tight joint at D, between the parts.
In extending through the roof the pipe A must make a water-tight joint to prevent water from leaking through.
The shape of this latter piece gives better opportunity for a tight joint than in the other form of vent and in practice gives better service.
The pointed stem attached closed the hole C with sufficient force to make an air-tight joint.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tight joint" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
