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
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