774 



Popular Science Monthly 



screws would sooner or Ititer rust in, 

 and it would be diriicult to removi^ 

 them. AH fitting and adjusting should 

 be done when first building the structure, 

 and it will then gc together without 

 trouble when erected afterward. The 

 side lights shown are not necessary when 

 the storm door has a glass panel. 



The door for this 

 particular model was 

 made to open out- 

 ward, as the vestibule 

 was too shallow to 

 permit of its ofiening 

 inward. When suffi- 

 cient depth is avail- 

 able, it is preferable 

 to change tlie details 

 so as to permit the 

 door to swing in- ,. 



ward. In this housl 



1 DOOR 



case, cheaper 

 butts, plain steel 

 for instance, may 

 be used, as there 

 is no weather expo- 

 sure, and the lock 

 may be a common 

 rim or mortise affair 

 for the same reason. 

 All screws, however, 

 should be brass in any 

 case. The door may 

 be weather -stripped 

 when it opens out, but 

 if opening inward it 

 will usually be neces- 

 sary to use a 

 threshold, as 

 the average 

 porch pilches 

 away from 

 the house, and 

 this must l)e 

 j)ro\ided for. 



MOLD 



DOOR 

 FRAME 



DOOR 



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Utilizing a Piano Stool as a Type- 

 writer Stand 

 A PERSON who uses a typewriter at 

 home will find that a piano stool 

 will make a very good stand for his 

 machine. An ordinary table is too high. 

 A good way to make the stool even 

 more serviceable as a typewriter stand 

 is to get a board, the size 

 you may deem fit, and 

 fasten it to the top of the 

 stool. If the stool will not 

 turn up as high 



as you would 

 like to have it 

 you can build it 

 up under the 

 board you are 

 using as a top. 

 The board used can 

 be wider than the top 

 of the stool, and 

 shelves can be made 

 on the extension. 

 After the top is on 

 and the shelves made, 

 ^ go over them with 

 varnish and you will 

 have a very service- 

 able and inexpensive 

 typewriter stand. 

 — IraR.Ai.ex.wder. 



Fig. 3. Cross-section showing the 



construction of the top of the storm 



vestibule for a veranda 



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An Easy Method for Drilling Holes 

 in Glass 



IN drilling a hole in glass, first take an>' 

 hard metal, press aiul turn it on the 

 face of the glass at the jioint where the 

 lioic is desired until the glazed surface is 

 liroken. This will give a center or starling 

 point for the drill. Then with a hand- 

 l)racc anfl drill bore slowly, [ilacing a lit- 

 (!(■ I nrpcnl inc cm the drill. 



An Emergency 



Clothes Hanger for 



the Traveler 



WH KN trav- 

 el i n g or 

 visiting, one 

 fri'(|uently is so 

 situated that a 

 clothes hanger is 

 not a\ailable. A 

 good substitute 

 may be made in a quick and simple way, 

 and the materials are always at hand. 

 Roll up a newspaiier loosely and tie in the 

 middle with a jiiece of string, Iea\ing a 

 loo]) by which to hang it. This ma\' be 

 suspeniled from a gas bracket or other 

 handy hook, and will take lare of 

 light-weight articles. 



In washing an autoniobile use onl\' soft 

 water as it is not so lianl on the finish, 

 nor does it corrode uncovere*! metal. 



