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Fished joint (Wood wk.) When a stud or other piece is to be lengthened, an extra piece may be butted against it longitudinally al)d the joint cov­ered by two pieces which are nailed or bolted to opposite sides.
Fish eye. (Plast.) Term for any small globular mass in a transparent or translucent plastic, due to incom­plete blending with surrounding material.
Fish glue. Glue made from the blad~ derlike "sounds" of fish; principally hake.
Fishing. (Elec.) The means by which a single wire, rope, etc., is gotten from one outlet to another so that electrical conductors can be pulled 10.
Fish oils. Non-drying oils of disagree­able odor obtained from menhaden, cod, herring, etc., used in heat treat­ing and as lubricants.
Fishplate. (Mech.) A plate of metal covering the butt joints of boilers, rails, and other work. Any plate covering a riveted joint.
Fishtail. (Aero.)A colloquial term de­scribing the motion made when the tail of an airplane is swung from side to side to reduce speed in approaching the ground for a landing.
Fishtail cutter. (Mach.) A tool for cutting grooves or seats in shafts; suitable for light cut and feed.
Fish wire. (Elec.) Usually a flat steel wire used for pulling electrical wires in a wall, ceiling, or through a conduit.
Fission. (Phys.) The splitting of an atomic nucleus into two parts accompained by the release of ra­dioactivity and heat.Fissure. A narrow crack or opening; a crevice.
FiL (thread) (Mach.) Loose fit (class I), standard for tapped holes in numbered sizes only; free fit (class 2), generally used on ",:ork or av­erage quality-also called "me­dium fit, regular"; medium fit (class 3), used on the better grade of screw-thread work (automobiles, etc.); close fit (class 4), used on screw-thread work where close fit is necessary-on aircraft parts, etc. Shrink fit, force fit, drive fit, are common designations of fits used in the non-thread assembly of non­threaded parts.
FitmenL (Carp. and Furn.) Any ar­ticle made and fixed to a wall or room, including paneling, chiinney pieces, and fitted furniture.

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Fitting. (Aero.) A general term ap­plied to any small part used in airplane construction. (Mach.) The bringing together and adjusting of the different portions of engines, machines, etc., after they have left the hands of the machine workers.
Fixative. (Man. Arts) A liquid com­monly used as a spray to form a protective coating on some surface which is likely to rub or smear, as on a charcoal drawing.
Fixed landing gear. (Aero.) A land~ ing gear that remains fixed in po­sition at all times. Sometimes called a nonretractable landing gear.
Fixed light. (Aero.) A light which is constant in luminous intensity with respect to both time and directions.
Fixed pitch propeller. (Aero.) A pro­peller whose blade angle cannot be changed.
Fixture. (Elec.) A lamp bracket or electrolier, or fittings used in con­struction of same. (Mach.) A gen­eral term referring to devices used in manufacturing interchangeable parts and intended to do away with individual fitting of work in proc­ess. (Plumb.) A tub, basin, toilet, etc.
FixtUre splice. (Elec.) The fixture wire is wound in close turns around the main conductor after which the end oj the main conductor is bent tightly back over tbe coils of fixture wire.
Fixture wire. (Elec.) Usually 16 or 18 gauge, solid or stranded and in­sulated. It is used for wiring electric fixtures. Flagging. A pavement of flagstones.
Flagstones. (Masonry) Flat slabs of stone used for sidewalks.
Flamboyant. (Arch.) A name ap­plied to the ornamentation of a certain period of French architec­ture. Characterized by elements of tracing that flow upward in long, wavy divisions.
Flaming arc. (Elec.) A flaring or flaming of an arc between two carbons, caused by the carbons being set too far apart.
Flang. (Mach.) A rib or"offset on a casting. The circular faces of cou­plings or of pipe fittings. The turned edge of a metal shape or plate, which resists bending strian.
Flanged pulley. (Mach.) A pulley, having a flange or increase "in di­ameter on one edge of its face, is a single flanged pulley; on both edges, it is a double flanged pul­ley. It prevents the belt from slip­ping off.
Flange nut. (Mach.) A nut having a board flange as a part of it. turned flush with its bottom face. It is used instead of a separate washer.
Flange pipe. (Plumb.) A steam or water pipe, provided with flanges at the ends to attach to other pipes or connections. In cast-iron pipes, the flanges are a part of the cast­ing.
Flange union. (Plumb.) A pair of flanges to be threaded onto the ends of pipes to be joined. Flanges are bolted together when pipes are joined.
Flange wheel." (Mech.) A truck or trolley wheel having a flange or

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