December, 191' 



G L K A N 1 N G S I \ 13 E E CULTURE 



FROM THE FIELD OF EXPERIENCE 



937 



Imbedding wires in comb foundation by means of 

 electricity furnished by Ford auto. 



therefore leave it out, but the main rea- 

 son is that I desire to have tlie two ends 

 of the ■wire at opposite ends of the frame. 



T made two frame-blocks on a box by 

 taking a half - inch board (7i/2xl6V2^ 

 blocking it -up in the center with a piece 

 % inch thick, and then nailing on eaeli 

 end a strip 14 inch thick, thus forming a 

 concave surface. The rounded part along 

 cne edge, where the top-bar would come, 

 I planed, so that the wax would not have 

 to follow the curA^e. 



The Ford used was a 1916 model. I 

 took two insirlated wires, connecting one to 

 the terminal attached to the horn and front 

 lights; the other wire I grounded on the 

 engine anj'where. (Warning! In imbed- 

 ding wires do not use the batteries in con- 

 nection with the Ford magneto). I ran the 

 motor at a speed equal to about twenty miles 

 Xjer hour, using a little less than two gallons 

 of gasoline to 1000 frames. 



Altho we have great prospects for the 

 little manager sitting in the high chair, still 

 at present my wife is my best helper. She 

 puts the frames on the blocks and takes 

 them off while I apply the current by means 

 of a wire from the machine wrapped 



around cacli of ni_y index fingers so that I 

 can touch tlie opposite ends of the frame 

 wire. When the wire becomes hot I pres-s 

 down firmly on the frame over the con- 

 cavf block, at the same time disconnecting 

 the current by taking one of my index 

 fingers off the frame. In this way we were 

 able to imbed the wires in 210 frames in 

 one hour. An auto equipped with a stor- 

 age battery would make it much chea]ier, 

 T believe. 



The lattice- frame device hanging on the 

 liox I use to cut one-inch starters for the 

 frames, 'Ciutting five sheets at a time with 

 a good sharp knife. 



Joliet, 111. Edw. a. Winkler. 



Reducing City Current for Imbedding 

 Wires into Foundation 



When I read the article in April Glean- 

 TXGS about imbedding wires into foundation 

 by electricity', using the city current, I was 

 interested. I am not an electrician, but my 

 fifteen-year-old son is well up on. the sub- 

 ject, being as much of a wireless enthusiast 

 as I am a " bee crank." 



I asked him if he could make a wire- 

 imbedder for me. He began a " spiel " 

 about transfomiers, amperes, watts, volts, 

 ohms, resistance, rheostats, high frequency, 

 etc., when I interrupted him and told him I 

 was not applying for a course in electrical 

 engineering; what I wanted was a " doo- 

 flicker '' to imbed wire into foundation, and 

 in making it we must bear in mind the high 

 cost of living. He said, " I get you," and 

 disappeared. 



In about fifteen minutes or so he return- 

 ed with the outfit as shown in the cut. He 

 Baid, " This will cost you the rent on a pint 

 Mason jar. If you do not care to go in 

 that heaA'y, we can perhaps find a broken 

 bottle." 



After trying this outfit, I believe it is 

 eveiy bit as good as an adjustable trans- 

 former costing several dollars. Any one 

 can make this in a little more time than it 

 would take him to read this article. 



Take a strip of inch lumber about an 

 inch wide and one foot long. Tack two 

 pieces of tin one inch long at the right 

 distance apart so they will come in contact 

 with the tacks that hold the ends of the 

 wire in the frames. Drive two nails thru 

 the wood from the opposite side until their 

 points come in contact with the tin. 



Then take a piece of flexible electric-light 



