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Popular Science Monthly 



An electric iron, supported bottom side up, 

 makes an excellent electric stove 



Using an Electric Iron as a Stove 



AN electric iron can be converted 

 . into an electric stove with the aid 

 of a case cut from a sheet of stiff iron 

 according to the dimensions given in the 

 accompanying illustration, and bent and 

 riveted as shown. The iron rests on 

 angle irons riveted to the sides of the 

 case. Wires carrying electric current to 

 the heating-coil should enter the case 

 through a porcelain tube in the base. 



Development of iV 

 sheet iron case. 

 Bend on dotted lines 



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How to Make a Leveling-Board 



AN excellent leveling-board can be 

 made from a rough board and a few 

 nails. Attach two pieces of wood to the 

 ends of the board, temporarily, allowing 

 them to project slightly beyond the 

 edges. To these pieces fasten a strong 

 thread or cord, drawn as tightly as pos- 

 sible without breaking. Lay the board 

 on its side and, every few inches, drive 

 small nails in the edge of the board, 

 making the head of every nail even with 

 the thread. In the same way, drive a 

 few nails in the opposite edge, near the 

 center of the board, for the level to rest 

 on, taking care that the opposite edges 

 are parallel— J. L. Bayley. 



A Handy Drawer-Catch 



TO keep the contents of a drawer 

 in the workshop safe without us- 

 ing a lock, so that the drawer cannot 

 be opened by outsiders, drill two holes 

 in the closed drawer, one on each side, 

 through the top of the bench into 

 the strips on w^hich the drawer slides. 

 To lock the drawer all that is neces- 

 sary is to pass a bolt through each 

 hole. A jig, fixture or a heavy piece 

 of metal is then placed over each boit 

 so that they will not be detected. The 

 bolts should be a snug fit so as to avoid 

 rattling of the draw-er. 



A Paint Brush Hook 



THE handy man who has had his 

 paint brush fall in the dirt will ap- 

 preciate this simple and easily-made de- 

 vice which eft'ectually prevents the brush 

 from slipping out of the hand. A small 

 gimlet or a hand drill and a pair of pin- 

 cers are the only tools necessary. A piece 

 of fairly heavy wire is bent into the 

 shape illustrated, the two projecting ends 

 are inserted into the holes in the handle 

 of the brush and are bent flat on the op- 

 posite side. The brush is grasped as 

 usual, the hook coming between the two 

 middle fingers. — F. P. Baeyertz. 



A hook helps to hold the paint brush in the ; 

 hand and also to hang it on a bucket edge 

 or ladder rung 



To Bore Endwise in Wood. 



IT is often necessary to bore in the 

 end grain of wood. The ordinary 

 bits, however, catch in the wood and 

 split it. This can be overcome by us- 

 ing bits which have had the lips filed 

 off. This simple expedient will obviate 

 any further trouble. 



