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For measuring 'plumb' in conjunction with a spirit level.
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How do they know the plumb line is vertical?
Use of a plumb bob a level used on plumb rather then horizontal
Can something be level and out of plumb?
YES. Level is interpruted to be horizontal and plumb vertical. Now, most levels have a plumb level and can be used in the vertical position. this is stil however checking for plumb and not level. Hope this helps Terry
What is the use of a plumb bob in plumbing?
The plumb bob is useful in establishing vertical for a wall in construction or a doorjamb when hanging a door. It can indicate whether a flue is running true vertical or veering off plumb. A plumb-bob or a plummet is a weight, usually with a pointed tip on the bottom, that is suspended from a string and used as a vertical reference line, or plumb-line. It is essentially the vertical equivalent of a water level.
The term plumb refers to which position?
Vertical
how do you check a vertical frame for plumb?
did you find the answer
What is the origin of the word plumb and plumber?
They both come from the Latin word plombium which means the element Lead. (The symbol for the element is Pb which comes from Plombium) Water pipes used to be made of lead, so a person who attended to water and sewer pipes was a plumber who looked after the plumbing. An instrument for measuring whether something was vertical consisted of a line with a lead weight at the end, called a plumb weight, and the apparatus was called a plumb line or plumb rule. A vertical structure which was proven to be vertical by such an instrument was called "plumb"
How do you draw a vertical line?
Use a plumb line.
What is the purpose of the plumb bob?
To show a vertical line
When an object is plumb it is?
perfectly vertical
Does a Plumb-bob tell you if a surface is vertical?
Yes it does! :)
What is plumb to a surface?
Plumb as in "Plumb a door frame or cabinet?" Plumb is having something 90 degrees to level. The floor is level and the door frame, the vertical, up and down part is plumb in relationship to that. I'm sure this term comes from using a Plumb Bob. That's a heavy pointed ball on a string.. It will always show you the plumb line. Haven't heard the term used in plumbing.
What is plumb bob use for?
To establish a plumb line. Vertical line. Basic tool that lets you do everything else. With a plumb bob and something to measure with you can build anything.
