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THE WORLD'S ADVANCE 



An Ingenious Chisel Cutter 



In the accompanying drawing the di- 

 mensions are given for the construction 

 of a chisel cutter that can be used in 

 dressing chisels, chisel bars, etc., by 

 squaring off the ends. This tool comes 

 under the "safety first" classification, as 

 provision is made in the design to pre- 

 vent the chipped portions from flying in 

 the direction of the workman. 



Contributed by 



JOSEPH K. LONG. 



Dollar-Saving Hint for the Wood- 

 worker 



A handy device for use in cutting 

 boards to given lengths is suggested here- 

 with; in one instance alone its use has 

 resulted in a saving of hundreds of dol- 



lars in the course of a year. 



Referring to the drawing : The board 

 D is placed upon the movable table, the 

 stop A, which turns upon a pivot, is 

 pushed up out of the way, and the end 

 of the board is forced against the stop B, 

 which is clamped to the guide C. The 

 end of the board is trimmed, after which 

 its position is reversed and the newly 

 cut end placed against the stop A which 

 has been dropped back in place. The 

 unfinished end can then be sawed. The 

 distance of the clamp on the guide C 

 from the saw can, of course, be varied 

 to accommodate boards of various 

 lengths. 



Contributed by 



V. P. RUMELY. 



To Remove Rusty Pen From Holder 



Rusty pens can be extracted from pen- 

 holders by pen knives if a slight altera- 

 tion is made to them. A 3/16" hole 



should be drilled through the handle of 

 the knife and filed to an oval shape. The 

 portion of the edge of the knife which 

 covers the hole should be filed to fit the 

 concaved surface of the pen. 



Contributed by MICHAEL JOHNSON. 



Piece being cut 



Stop for cutting to /ength-P/ voted 



Movable table for cut 

 off work 



PermQnent j/o/o for 

 firsf trimming orcuf 



5ody of machine 



