Excerpt from Lead Working, Pipe Bending, Tank and Roof Work: A Manual of Practice in Bending Lead Pipe for Interior Plumbing and Beating Sheet Lead for Applications as Tank Linings and Flashings, Gutters, Ridges, and Other Roof Coverings The ability to bend lead pipes of large diameter to form a trap or to offset a pipe to clear an obstruction is possessed by too few and the number is growing less. This is due to the facility with which bends manufactured by machinery may be secured, but there are many instances when the abil ity to make a bend of a special shape would Save both time and money, and those who do possess the ability know this from experience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.