THE furnace herewith described was made out of three fire-clay bricks, two three-fourths inch arc-light carbons, a piece of large rubber tubing, a short length of hoop iron, and a bolt.

but none quite like the handcrafted pole lathe put together by [Jon Townsend] and his band of Merry Men as part of their effort to build a period-accurate 18th century log cabin homestead.

Simple, long-lasting and cheaper upfront that other heating options, modern electric furnaces are descendants of the arc ...

Before embarking on writing full time, she studied the material culture of the Victorian period and eighteenth century ... and Refrigeration Institute. Electric furnaces, on the other hand ...

The three main types of furnaces are electric, natural gas and oil. Like with air conditioning systems, a furnace’s size is measured in British thermal units, or BTUs. The number of BTUs ...

Behaviour of a stable welding arc with positive ... the end of the nineteenth century, its problems were not fully understood. First published in 1902, this book represents one of the first systematic ...

He starts the build off by modifying an arc lighter, the fancy kind one might use to light a fire on a windy day, so that it can be controlled by a micro-controller. The arc is moved to the needle ...

Reach out to him on LinkedIn. Gas furnaces are better in cold climates because they can heat your space quicker than electric furnaces. Gas furnaces usually have the edge when it comes to fuel ...

we visit the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces in Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture. Now, with the titles out of the way, what exactly are we talking about? In the latter part of the 19th century ...

A contained environment with high moisture content is the ideal home for mold—which means your furnace and air conditioner unit are not off-limits for pesky mold spores. That’s why homes in ...