coomings

Updated: June 1, 2025

Coomings of wood sloped on the top must next be set round the boiler, and the space between the coomings and the boiler must be caulked full of cement, and be smoothed off on the top to the slope of the coomings, so as to throw off any water that might be disposed to enter between the coomings and the boiler. Q. How is the cement used for setting marine boilers compounded?

C.E. John Bourne - A Catechism of the Steam Engine