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shoe magnet can be employed for mag- 

 netizing any pair of scissors. To mag- 

 netize the scissors the two poles of the 

 magnet are placed in contact with the 

 scissors near the pivot, and drawn to 

 the end of the blades. This operation is 

 repeated several times, care being exer- 

 cised that the same poles of the magnet 

 touch the same blades of the scissors. 

 Contributed by 



WM. C. HOUGHTON. 



Setting Up a Vise for an Emergency 

 Piping Job 



The author was recently confronted 



with the problem of doing a little piping 

 job around his machinist's vise where 

 there was not enough room to work in. 

 The problem was solved by removing 

 the vise from the bench and bolting it 

 to a convenient door jamb. One of the 

 posts supporting the floor above would 

 have served the purpose equally well, and 

 even a brick pillar or iron post could 

 have been utilized by making a rough 

 clamp of two by four inch timber and a 

 couple of long bolts or studs. When 

 fastened to the door jamb, the vise had 

 to be placed with the jaws vertical, but it 

 served the purpose nicely. 

 Contributed by 



WM. C. HOUGHTON. 



A Belt Dressing Tool 



Belt dressing compound can be applied 

 evenly to a belt surface by using a spool 

 wrapped with cloth and revolving easily 

 upon a handle of some sort. 



Contributed by JACOB LIEBMAN. 



Typewriter Eraser Holder 



Instead of bothering to look for the 

 typewriter eraser on the numerous occa- 

 sions when it is needed, a much better 

 plan is to bore a small hole in the table 

 near the typewriter, thread a length of 

 stout string through it, attach the eraser 



