Section Foundation Fastener 
Another home-made device giving satisfaction is the foundation 
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Fig. 29. Foundation fastener. 
fastener (Fig. 29). This is a board 1/2 inch thick and two inches 
longer and wider than four folded sections lying flatwixe end to end. 
On this board is nailed four blocks, each long and wide enough to fit 
loosely inside a folded section and one-half the thickness of the sec- 
tion minus one-half the thickness of the foundation used. These blocks 
are nailed to the board in such a manner that when four sections, 
just as they fit in the section holder, are placed over them the sec- 
tions fit without space between. There is also needed one or two 
pieces of galvanized iron or similar weight sheet metal slightly less 
in width than the inside width of the section and about 5 inches 
Se aper *( Root). 
long. A rounded stick about 5 inches in length has a slot 1 1/4 
inch long sawed centrally in its end, into which the sheet of metal 
is pushed and nailed. Still better is a wall scraper (Fig. 30) of 
the proper width. Provision is made for heating this plate. A 
kerosene lamp may be made to serve the purpose. 
The multiplex (Fig. 31) foundation is a good one. 
Fig. 31 Multiplex foundation fastener (Root). 
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