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(Fig. 46.) is heated sufficiently to melt beeswax, and 

 run along over the wires, and as the wax melts the 

 wires are pressed into the sheet, into which they 

 are firmly embedded when the wax again cools. 



Fig. 48. Spur Embedder with Wooden Handle. 



The wheel of the embedder is heated to a black 

 heat in a gas flame or fire ; do not press the wire 

 right through the wax. 



The favourite tool for embedding is the Woiblet 

 spur embedder, and Figs. 46 and 47 show in side 

 elevation and in part plan, respectively, a home- 

 made tool upon this principle. The wheel, cut from 

 sheet brass, is ^ in. in diameter and J in. thick, 

 and the wire handle is of J-in. iron wire ; a wooden 

 handle instead of the wire loop would be an im- 

 provement (see Fig. 48). 



A simpler embedder (Fig. 49) can be made in a 



Fig. 49. Embedder made with Floor Brad. 



few minutes from a S-l-in. or 4-in. floor brad ; two 

 are useful, as one can be heating whilst the other 

 is in use. An expert has had in use for several 

 years a couple of these homely contrivances, which 



