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not, however, turn down quite so much at the 

 edges so as to make the large end of the funnel 

 big enough to embrace the tube T (Fig. 94 and 95). 

 The end of the funnel should be hammered, so as 

 to make about \ in. of its wide end parallel to fit 

 on the cylindrical body. The body of T could be 

 tapered very slightly to assist the putting on of 

 the cone. 



Fig. 96. Pattern of Funnel. 



The piece M is a sort of additional support to 

 the barrel. It is simply a piece of tinplate \\ in. 

 square, having two edges turned down and 

 hammered flat, making it J- in. wide. It is then 

 bent at right angles, having one leg f in. long, 

 and the other J in. long. It is attached to the 

 hand-guard and support H by the short leg, while 

 the long one is hollowed out to fit the curve of the 

 body of the blower. 



The hand-guard is a piece of tinplate, No. 16 



