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THE WORLD'S ADVANCE 



protrude. 



A treadle should be made of wood 

 and fastened to the bar by two drill 

 braces, as is indicated in Fig. 5. The 

 bar should be made rigid by pins set in 

 holes drilled through the pipe or by thick 

 washers with set screws. 



A good tee rest is rather difficult to 

 construct properly, but a section of pipe 

 or rod supported by a block at each end 

 at the correct height will answer the pur- 

 pose very well. The supports should be 

 6 in. long and fitted with strips of brass 

 along the top. 



Holes should be drilled through each 

 end of the pipe, and pins passed through 

 the pipe into the supports. By changing 



the pins the rest can be moved back 

 and forth. When a rest at right angles 

 to the one mentioned is required, a 

 block of wood, shaped roughly like the 

 tail stock, and sliding in the same groove, 

 should be used. 



The speed of the lathe will not be more 

 than 1,000 r.p.m. with the treadle alone, 

 but by running a belt from the lower 

 wheel to a small pulley attached to a 

 bicycle wheel, a much greater speed may 

 be obtained. 



This lathe, although, of course, not 

 adapted to heavy work, will prove very 

 useful for all sorts of wood turning as 

 well as grinding, polishing and light 

 metal turning. 



To Lock a Scroll Saw Blade 



A scroll blade may be fastened se- 

 curely to the guide arms by boring holes 

 into the ends of the arms large enough 



to admit stove bolts. The threaded por- 

 tions of the bolts should be slotted with 

 a hack saw and drilled with small holes 

 at right angles to the slot. A pin should 

 be inserted through these holes and 

 through the holes in the ends of the 

 saw blade. 



Contributed by 



WM. HALK. 



Shoe Polish on Woodwork 



Black wood cabinets that have lost 

 their lustre can be restored to their orig- 

 inal brightness by the application of shoe 

 blacking paste, followed by brisk rub- 

 bing with a flannel cloth. 



Contributed by WALTER G. CHICK. 



A Funnel to Hold Twine 



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A ball of twine is always handy if 

 it can be found when needed. A funnel 

 provides a very simple holder for keep- 

 ing the ball in its place and preventing 

 the string from becoming entangled. 

 Three holes should be punched at equal 

 distances around the rim and lengths of 

 twine passed through, knotted together 

 and hung from a nail or hook. The end 

 of the twine should be pulled from the 

 middle of the ball and passed out through 

 the stem of the funnel. 



Contributed by 



H. J. GRAY. 



Washer Prevents File Handle Splitting 



A small washer driven on the tang of 



a file will act as a stop for the handle 

 and prevent it from splitting. 



Contributed by WM. HALK. 



