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The staff bead, a 1-inch dowel with approx 1 ⁄ 3 shaved off the back, is set on the external corner by the joiner on site, fastened to wooden plugs set into the brick/block seams, or to the wood frame. Plaster is run up to the staff bead and then cut back locally to the bead or "quirked" to avoid a weak feather edge where the plaster meets ...
Plaster is widely used as a support for broken bones; a bandage impregnated with plaster is moistened and then wrapped around the damaged limb, setting into a close-fitting yet easily removed tube, known as an orthopedic cast. Plaster is also used in preparation for radiotherapy when fabricating individualized immobilization shells for patients ...
About five years later, Haugen created "That Water Bead Lady," a nonprofit group that raises awareness about the dangers of water beads, supports families whose children get injured by them and ...
Angle bead, a projecting wood moulding at the corner of a plastered wall [4] Corner bead is similar, [4] but is usually fully embedded in plaster or drywall, and usually plastic or metal; Nosing bead, the rounded projection of a stair tread over the riser below [4] Parting bead, or parting strip, the feature that separates two sashes in a sash ...
Cement render or cement plaster is the application of a mortar mix of sand and cement, (optionally lime) and water to brick, concrete, stone, or mud brick. It is often textured, colored, or painted after application. It is generally used on exterior walls but can be used to feature an interior wall. [1]
Water bead ammunition. A gel ball blaster, also known as a water gel blaster, orbeez gun, gel gun, gel shooter, gel marker, hydro gel blaster, water bead blaster or gelsoft gun, is a toy gun similar in design to airsoft guns, but the projectiles they shoot are 7–8mm (depending on the replica) superabsorbent polymer water beads (most commonly sodium polyacrylate, colloquially called gel balls ...
Bead mazes were introduced to the North American market in 1982 by Anatex Enterprises [5] [6] and in 1983 by Educo International, [7] [8] whose original designs featured five wires. Educo discovered and licensed the invention from Australian educator George Valentine, a school principal who originally developed the toy for special needs children.
Bead and reel is an architectural motif, usually found in sculptures, moldings and numismatics. It consists in a thin line where beadlike elements alternate with cylindrical ones. [1] [2] It is found throughout the modern Western world in architectural detail, particularly on Greek/Roman style buildings, wallpaper borders, and interior moulding ...