Feb. 20, 1909.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
301 
Targets, and Other Things. 
Concluded from page 262. 
Arms. 
It is important that the arms be straight, 
free from twist and uniform in section through¬ 
out. Special care should be taken with the 
hinged bars to see that when they are clamped 
securely together and ready for hinging that the 
joint results in a straight line. All arms should 
be marked off and drilled' from the top side. 
and care should be taken that the arms marked 
H, in Fig. i, are kept rights and lefts, as shown. 
The counter-boring for the staple-bolt nuts can 
be best done after all holes are drilled, and 
this is another matter which must be watched 
when the H arms are reached. 
The junction of the short arms with the 
hinged ones is shown on a large scale in Fig. 
15, where will also be found their exact length 
over all, when properly united, so that their 
center lines will lead off correctly from the 
center of the target. The screws shown should 
not be drawn too tight until the arms are 
exactly located in the manner following. 
On the line near the outer end of the arms, 
marked for the location of the outer ring, make 
a small hole with a brad, so that it will be 
exactly between the two holes for the staple. 
Then take four strips, say 42 inches long (left 
over from the surplus ring material), and in 
two of them make brad holes 38 17-32 inches 
apart, and in the other two 39 1-32 inches apart. 
Drive light wire nails in the brad holes made in 
the end of the arms, cut off the heads and slip 
the strips on these nails, so that the arms will 
be located and properly held in place by tying. 
The short strips reach from the hinged arms 
to the H arms and the long ones from there 
to the J arm, and when in place, the strips 
should have the hinged arm joint perfectly 
straight, where the junction screws are drawn 
tight. The arms are now ready to receive the 
pan, which should be carefully located in the 
exact center of the group. The first and sec¬ 
ond rings may also be put in place and lightly 
clamped by the staple bolts. A number of 
sticks of suitable length are placed between the 
rim of the pan and the first ring, so that it will 
stand its proper distance from the center of the 
target and when the position is correct the 
staple bolts may be drawn tight. The same 
means will be found necessary in dealing with 
the next ring and the third. The ends of the 
rings should be cut square where they extend 
beyond the joint of the hinged arms and after 
being finally clamped should be beveled off, as 
shown in Figs. 8 and 10. Use a fine-toothed 
sharp saw for this and smooth the cut with 
sandpaper. It will be found that the line and 
casting weight will draw through this place 
without the slightest .trouble. Drill holes and 
drive in wire nails as shown, to prevent shift¬ 
ing of the rings, but do not try to drive nails 
without first making the holes, as the ring is 
easily split. 
Pah «nd Bottom Plate. 
The pan, with a rim 1% inches high, is made 
in halves, of No. 20 Birmingham gauge galvan¬ 
ized iron, as shown in Fig. ii. The manner in 
which the rim is formed and attached to the 
bottom is shown in Fig. 12. All holes should 
be located as shown by the figures. 
The bottom plate is also made in halves, as 
shown in Fig. 13, but the gauge of this plate 
should be settled on after the rest of the target 
has been finished and weighed to see how the 
estimated weight and displacement check with 
the actual. The two holes near the edge of 
the plate, and both sides of the 45-degree lines, 
are made for bolts to bolt on such counter¬ 
weights as may be necessary for loading and 
balancing. 
Score Numbers. 
Before rounding off the corners of the 
H arms, mark off the seats for the score 
numbers and tie a string around the arms at 
these points, so that you will be sure to avoid 
going too far with the rasp. White enameled 
figures inches high will be found satisfac¬ 
tory, as they can be seen at quite a distance. 
To prevent the line getting under the edge of 
the figures staples of No. 8 hard drawn brass 
wire are driven into the arm at an angle of 45 
degrees, as shown in Fig. 4; the holes s, s, be¬ 
ing first put into the wood, to avoid splitting. 
Twenty-four of these staples will be required 
where four sets of figures are used. The width 
of the staple should be to 3 inches, depend¬ 
ing on the size of figure selected. 
The work being completed up to this point 
it is again given two coats of boiled oil, which 
is allowed to dry, and when dry and hard, th.ree 
coats of first-class spar varnish will finish up 
the work and cover it so thoroughly that little 
or no water will be absorbed by the wood. 
The galvanized iron parts should be well 
cleaned with soap and water to remove all 
grease and oil, so that the linseed oil will take 
a good hold of the surface and prevent rusting 
where the galvanizing is defective. A coat of 
red lead paint on these parts will do no harm, 
and may add to the protection of the surfaces. 
The can should be painted bright red or 
yellow in preference to other colors. 
The staple bolts shown in Fig. 6 and used 
for clamping the rings to the arms are made 
of No. 6 hard drawn brass wire. Annealed or 
soft wire may be used if preferred, because of 
being easier to bend. The end is threaded with 
a No. 7 machine screw die, 32 threads to the 
inch, and the nuts and washers can be obtained 
at any good hardware store where tools and 
supplies are sold. Four of these staples are 
used in fastening the pan to the hinged bars, 
and as they stand out beyond the joint they 
keep the line from catching at the point where 
the two halves meet. 
Fig. 7 shows a substitute method of fasten¬ 
ing the rings, and this may be used in case the 
first can not be made use of. 
Target Line. 
Fig. 16 is a rough sketch showing the scheme 
used to move the target in and out from the 
casting platform and so dispense with the small 
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