Pais 

 Avoidina the Dust from Ashes in an Old Furnace. . 285 



Winter Camps 287 



A Bolt Washer Used for a Nut Lock 290 



Making a Kick-Mobile for Snow and Ice 290 



A Craftsman's Conjbination Foot-Lathe 291 



A Hand-Brake for a Flexible Runner Sled 294 



Testing the Quality of Leather Belts with Vinegar 297 



The Law of Retribution in the Insect World 297 



A Comfortable Collar for the Horse 300 



Making an Ejector of Pipe and Fittings 301 



A Sharpening Block for Keen Edges on Tools. . 301 

 How to Drill Holes in Glass with a File Point. ... 301 



A Tool Post Chip Guard for a Lathe 301 



Small Auxiliary Oven for a Gas Range 301 



An Old Steam-Boiler Used as a Coal-Bin 302 



How to Protect Mounted Curiosities from Dust . . 302 

 Crumb Tray Quickly Made from a Candy Box. . . 302 

 Fire-Escapc Window Bracket with Lowering Basket 302 

 Building a Farm Forge and Blacksmith Shop .... 303 

 Ironinz-Board that Becomes a Bench and Step- 



Ladder 304 



How to Make Imitation Marble with Paints 304 



Removing the Cones from Ball Bearings on Mag- 

 netos 304 



Apply a Light Color to the Kitchen Walls 305 



How to Make a Support for an Automobile Frame 305 

 A Portable and Adjustable Holder for Storing 



Round Stock 306 



Turning Small Screws in Different Places with a 



Wood Screwdriver 306 



Finishing Aluminum Surfaces on a Buzz-Planer. . 306 

 To Repair Nail-Hole Punctures in Rubber Tires. 306 



A Showshoe Fastener Better Than Strings 305 



An Electric Gas Lighter for the Kitchen Range. . . 314 



Detecting Defects in Castings with Magnets 318 



The "Tungar" Rectifier for Charging Batteries on 



Alternating Current 416 



A Pliable Metal Screen Fabric as a Substitute for 



Glass 441 



Carrying Two Large Cans of Water Easily 442 



The Protection and Care of Shop Belts 442 



Pulverizing the Powder in Fire Extinguisher Tubes 443 

 Foot-Power Jig-Saw Made from a Sewing Machine 446 

 Construction of Mechanical Crystal Chimes . . .447 

 Handily Arranged Case for Drawing Tools and Inks 448 



A Mixture for Removing Paint from Wood 449 



To Make a Triangle Gage for a Cross-Section Liner 449 



Making a Mahogany Case for a Clock 450 



A Perfect Five-Pointed Star Drawn with a Compass 45 1 

 Removing a Heavy Truck- Wheel Without a Chain- 

 Block 451 



An Adjustable Shingling Jack for Sloping Roofs. . 452 



Keeping the Tobacco at the Top of the Can 452 



A Concrete Letter Box in the Form of a Post. . . . 455 



Locating Electric Conduits in Old Walls 455 



An Easy Way to Cut a Circle from a Glass Plate. . 456 

 A Method of Mending a Leaky Garden Hose .... 456 

 A Novel Lathe Tool Oiler Made of a Varnish Can . 456 

 A Safety Envelope That Affords Real Protection . . 458 

 An Effective Garden Path of Brick and Concrete 



Blocks 459 



A Stopper for Poison Bottles 459 



Bracing the Back of a Long File for Level Work . . 460 

 Holding Reference Drawings on a Drawing Board 



Conveniently 460 



How to Plot Angles Accurately 460 



A Home-Made Fireless Cooker for the Camp 461 



To Prevent a T-Square from Slipping on a Drawing 



Board 461 



A Filing Clamp for Use in the Jaws of a Vise 462 



A Brad Awl Made from a Button Hook 463 



An Emergency Mallet Made from a Broomstick. . 463 



Making a Tap and Die for Emergency Work 463 



Waste Scrap Leather ' 'sed for Shoe Soles 463 



Holding a Nut Steady Without the Aid of a Locknut 464 



Making Wall Plaques in Plaster of Paris 464 



Making Parallel Bars for the Home Gymnasium. . 465 



Making a Practical Fluoroscope at Home 472 



Cutting Holes in Plaster for Switch-Boxes 473 



Drawing Ionic Scrolls 604 



An Emergency Clothes Hanger Made from Paper . 607 



A New Combination Triangle for Draftsmen 607 



Cleaning the Crusted Carbide on Containers 608 



A Novel Waste-Basket with a Drop Bottom 608 



An Accident Chart Showing Injuries to Miners. . . 609 



A Rabbit Trap Made of Ordinary Drain Tile 609 



A Wall Book Shelf of "Built-in" Appearance 609 



Goggles Used in Chemistry 610 



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Paper Clips with a Stick Used for Paper File 610 



To Keep Weight of Automobile from Tires 610 



An Adjustable Stand Helper 611 



A Free End Hacksaw Blade for Difficult Work. . . 61 1 



A Lubricator for Automobile Steering Pivots 61 I 



A Soda Mixture for Quickly Removing Varnish. . . 611 

 How to Construct a Door-Mat of Wood Slats. ... 612 

 An Inexpensive Method of Coloring Electric Globes 612 



Oxidizing Iron with Fumes from Acids 612 



Truck for Handling Filled Sacks on Stairways. ... 612 



An Expanding Bolt for a Bottle Stopper 613 



Moving Targets for a Home Shooting Gallery. ... 613 



Sponsors for Motor Boat or Motor Canoe 613 



Making a Reamer from an Old Three Cornered File 614 



A One-Piece Hanger for a Flaring Pie Tin 614 



A Quick Way to Level the Legs of a Table 614 



Replacing Old Valve-Stems in Automobile Tires. . 614 

 A Successful Anti-Leak Device for Paint Brushes. 614 



Plans for Smoke Houses 615 



Shoring Up a Porch-Post to Repair Floor-Boards. 616 



Pan for Sterilizing Dairy Utensils 617 



Repairing Gasoline Pipe with Oiied Paper 618 



A Practical Wagon Trig 618 



Celluloid Makes a Superior Stencil Cutting Base. .'^619 

 A Convenient Tag-Holder for the Shippinz Room. 619 



Making a Handy Pencil-Holder of a Board 619 



Sheet Metal as a Substitute for a Small Nut 619 



Using the Automobile Jack to Straighten a Frame 619 

 Drawing a Nail Easily After Striking It a Blow .... 620 



Removing Small Bronze Bushings 620 



Smooth Tone Phonograph Diaphragm 620 



Winning an Athlete's Laurels 62 1 



A Simply Constructed Vapor Plug 626 



A Substitute Drafting-Rule 627 



A Self-Contained Battery Lamp for Physicians' Use 627 



Preventin<? Hard Rubber from Breaking 628 



How to Make an Experimental Dictagraph 639 



Fabric Linings Take the Place of Wood and Steel in 



Braking Trains 760 



A New Life-Preserver Made of Sheet Metal 761 



Using Straight Side Tires on Clicher Rimns 761 



A Small Single Cylinder Homemade Automobile. . 762 

 Fancy Wood Arms to Convert Trunk into a Seat . . 763 



Salt Cellar Filler Made from an Oblong Can 763 



An After-Dinner Trick with a Table Fork 764 



Water Power from Small Streams 765 



A Sheet Metal Ddor-Stop for Swinging Doors .... 768 



A Simple Solution for Cleaning Straw Hats 768 



A Rotary Pump of Novel Construction 768 



Making a Model Gyroscope from a Wire Spoke 



Wheel 769 



Repairing a Broken Carbureter Lever on Auto- 

 mobile Engine 769 



A Center Finder for Round Bars and Shafts 770 



A Light Running Home-Made Feed Truck 770 



Writing Name under Shell on White of an Egg . . 770 



Remodeling the Motorcycle 771 



Iron and Steel Made Rust-Proof with Chemicals. . 773 

 A Bail-Bearing Lathe Center for Large Holes. . . . 774 



An Easy Method of Making Banana Liquid 774 



Holder for Cutting Glass and Photographic Plates 774 

 A Broiler for Use on Stoves Using Liquid Fuel. . . 775 



Household Water-Still of Easy Construction 775 



Wood that Is Most Suitable for Carving 775 



Making a Small Colony Poultry House 776 



A Multiple Tool Boring-Bar for Machinists 777 



To Prevent the Corners of a Rug from Curling. . . 777 



A Container for Small Safety Match Boxes 778 



To Locate the Center of a Ceiling 778 



A Locomotive Spring Rack Made of Ties and Rails 778 



A Marine Glue that Will not Become Brittle 778 



Making Small Gears for Emergency Use 779 



Starting Automobile with Current Taken from 



Another Car 779 



A Substitute for a Painter's Striping Brush 779 



To Cut Automobile Tire Fabric on an Angle 780 



Making a Substitute Wood Handle for the Dustpan 780 



A Puzzle Box with a Concealed Latch Pin 780 



A Scraper for Cleaning Stone Surfaces 780 



The Necessity of a Thorough Buffing for Tire 



Repairs 786 



To Prevent a Motorcycle Theft by Short-Circuiting 



Spark-Plug 786 



Repairing a Broken Curved Implement Handle. . . 786 



Using Old Phonograph Horns for Vases 786 



Filling Wide Vertical Cracks and Seams with Putty 923 

 A Handy Farmer's Anvil Made of a Railroad Rail 923 

 An Inexpensive Stove for Fruit Canning Purposes 923 



