Gauze mat sitting on tripod over bunsen burner.
What is a gauze mat used for.
Item sh 850152 wire gauze mat bunsen burner circa 1910 summary.
It is used as a platform to hold and support glassware such as beakers and flasks during experiments and when the glassware is not in use.
These mats typically have a ceramic disk in the centre and are often used with bunsen burners.
Gauze is a thin translucent fabric with a loose open weave in technical terms gauze is a weave structure in which the weft yarns are arranged in pairs and are crossed before and after each warp yarn keeping the weft firmly in place.
Circa 1848 1950.
The gauze is used with a bunsen burner tripod and is placed over the gas flame.
All workplace health and safety laws prohibit a range of activities including.
A gauze mat is used below bunsen burners as it protects the tripod or surface which the bunsen burner might be on.
This weave structure is used to add stability to fabric which is important when using fine yarns loosely spaced.
Bunsen burner tripod stand and gauze on a heat resistant mat in a laboratory.
It is most likely to be made of thick metal threads threaded into a mat or square.
A piece of laboratory apparatus consisting of a flat piece of wire gauze placed on a tripod to give a beaker or flask additional support or to distribute heat more evenly.
Gauze mat with ceramic centre figure 2.
Gauze mats which do not have a ceramic centre are of no risk for asbestos.