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��Page An Easily Constructed Bricic Incinerator for
Garbage 122
A Built-in Writing Desk Made oi Bread Board 123
Holder for the Starting Crank of an Auto 123
A Homemade Sawdust Burning Heating or Cook
Stove 125
The Animated Match Box on the Back of the Hand 125 Tire Damage Caused by Driving in Street Car
Tracks 125
Automatic Match Safe for Holding Box Matches 126 Inserting Hard Fiber Plugs in Automobile Clutches 126
Making a Talking Machine 127
A Simple Method of Securely Fastening Umbrella
Handles 131
Laying Out and Finishing a Plain Blanking Die .131
Starting Manifold Papers in a Typewriter 131
Self-Supporting Roof for Small Public Garage. ... 133
An Auxiliary Chuck for a Carpenter's Brace 134
Simple Designs for Hand-Made Mechanic's Tools. 134
Making a Motor-Sled 135
A Tell-Tale Keyless Collapsible Letter Box 138
Blowing a Pocket Gear Off from a Transmission . 138 Homemade Copying Paper for Manifold Work ... 138 How to Make a Good Lining for Stove Fireplaces 138
Simple Designs for Sheet Metal Working 139
Attaching a Cord to the Glass of Nose Spectacles 141 How to Engrave Your Name on Steel or Iron Tools 141 Taking Care of Shoes to Make Them Wear Longer 141 Portable Scaffold for Putting on Vertical Siding . . 142 Solution for Removing Rust from Drawing Instru- ment 142
A Simple Ventilator for the Window Sill 146
Joining Pieces of Rubber with Heat and a Glass
Rod 146
Making a Night Light of Battery Cpll and Minia- ture Lamp 147
An Emergency Battery for an Automobile 148
A Winding Machine with a Revolution Counter. . . 148
How to Insulate the Ends of Chair Posts 1 50
Making an Electric Heated Blue Print Dryer 150
A Fire-Proof Whitewash That Will Not Rub Off . . 153
A Small Motor Used to Open Large Doors I6C
A Sled Brake Which Will Not Throw You Headlong 224
A Simple Trousers Supporter 237
Simple Home Tests for Tea and Coffee 276
A Bench Holder for a Large Pair of Tinner's Snips 281
An Indestructible Paper Weight and Blotter 282
A Screen Cover for an Ordinary Flower Holder. . . 284 Removing the Stains of Silver Nitrate in Cloth. . 284 Soldering a Crack in an Old-Style Copper Bathtub 284
Asbestos Used in Place of Copper 286
Making an Oak Footstool in Mission Style 286
How to Make a Force Pump of Pipe and Fittings . 286
Homemade Pair of Skis 287
How to Make Knitting Needles in a Speed Lathe . 287 Making a Lock Washer from a Coil of Spring Wire 288 Caring for Rubbers to Make Them Wear Longer . 288
A Practical Ventilator for the Dairy Barn 289
Making Briquettes for an Alcohol Stove 289
Homemade Hot Air Intake for a Carbureter 290
Burning Holes in Patterns 291
Tempering a Chisel to Cut Stone or Bricks 291
Hand Sled f^ropeller Made of Buggy Wheels 292
How to Straighten a Bent Rim on a Headlight. . . 292 How to Make an Aquarium for Tropical Fish. . . . 293
A Secure Fastening for an A-Shape Sign 294
Making Thatch-Like Effects at Eaves with Shingles 294
Simple Designs for Sheet Metal Working 295
Rubber Roofing Used for Packing in Steam Joints 296 A Block of Wood for Holding the Clothes Line Taut 299 Making a Barometer from an Electric Globe. . . 299 A Windshield for the Motorcycle Messenger . . . 299
How to Make a Strong Glue 300
Another Card Trick — The Inseparable Jacks and
King. 300
Making Simple Life Slides for Microscopic Work. . 300
Cane Chair Seats and How to Weave Them 301
A Rifle Range 303
A Speed Indicator Will Count the Turns for Your
Coil 307
The Electro-Deposition of Copper on Insects and
Flowers 307
An Electric Bell Signal to Indicate Falling Snow. . 307 Signal Light to Show Gas Turned Off at Oven. . . . 308 Thermostat Made from a Brass and Iron Strip. . . 309 Coating a Tin Oil Can to Prevent Rust 312
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A Telegraph Sounder Made from Old Bell Parts. . 315
A Secret Code of Colors for Transmitting Messages 3 I 5 Only Uncut Diamonds Are Used to Dress Emery
Stones 315
Practicing the Telegraph Code Without a Battery 315
Make Logs of Your Old Newspapers and Save Fuel 4 I 5
How to Waterproof Boots 439
Using a Piece of Wool to Detect Dye in Jam 441
Rubber Roofing Used for Packing in Steam Joints. 441
Deodorizing Naphthaline for Medicinal Purposes . 441
Trick of Brushing Ten-Cent Piece from the Palm 441
Positive Traction Wheel for Motor Plow 442
Things to Be Considered When Washing an Auto- mobile 442
A Holder for Empty and Full Milk Bottles 443
A Work Bench Clamp to Hold Boards for Planing 443
Solution for Cleansing Polished Brass Quickly. . . 443
How to Make a Watch Charm of Marble 444
Small Steam Engine Used as an Air Compressor . 444
Portable Board Roller for Circular Saw Feed 444
Disappearing Clothes Rack for the Closet 445
A Combination Straight and Folding Step Ladder 445
Rustic Seat Made from an Old Stump 446
Admitting Air to a Pullman Car Without Creating
a Draft 446
A Test to Determine When Butter Is Not Butter. . 446
Hotbeds in Which to Start Early Plants 447
Properly Lubricating Automobile Spring Bolts. . . . 448
How to Economize in the Use of Coal Gas 449
A Glass of Water. Some Magic Passes, and Lo!
The Water Is Wine 450
A Cheap Toboggan 451
The Mystery of Freezing Water Instantaneously . 451 Stop to Prevent Snow Entering Under a Garage
Door 451
Exterminating Ground Hogs with Dynamite 452
Canvas Is Painted More Quickly When Wet 452
A Carafe Used by the Eskimo of the North . . 452
Attachments for Using a Vise as a Punch Press . . . 453
Little Ways in Which You Can Save Gasoline . . 454
Cutting Adhesive Cloth to Make Bandage Supports 455
Combination Tandem Seat and Tool Box 455
Chemical Composition to Make Noninflammable
Benzine 456
A Leaky Valve Tire and Its Method of Repair. . . 456
Cements for Securely Fastening Celluloid Parts . 456
Making a Substitute for Brass Paper Weights . . 456
Simple Designs for Sheet Metal Working 457
Deodorizing Benzine for Dry Cleaning Purposes . . . 459
A Book Shelf and Trough Made of Soft Wood . . 460 Glass Cements for Commercial and Domestic
Purposes 460
An Elastic Varnish for Coating Blue Prints 450
A Small Sewage Disposal Plant 451
Lighting an Alcohol Lamp with a Glass Rod 455
To Prevent Mildew in a Damp Clothes Closet. . 465 Cleaning a Bowling Ball Quickly Without Injury
to Surface 466
A Primer for Carrying in a Motorcycle Tool Box . 466
Supplying a Rib-Holding Piece to an Umbrella 466 A Speed Indicator Will Count the Turns for Your
Coil 467
The Electro-Deposition of Copper on Insects and
Flowers 467
Making Silver Contact Points for a Spark Coil . . 468 Solution for Cleansing Polished Brass Quickly . 468 A Few Tips on Splicing Fuse for Discharging Dyna- mite 476
Killing Woodchucks with Dynamite Fumes 476
Mounting Unbreakable Watch Crystals 586
Simple Construction of a Useful Range Finder. . . 601
Self-Contained Hot Water Foot Warmer 602
Circulating Air in a Room to Warm It Evenly. . . . 602
Inward Flaring Cover for an Oil and Plumbago Can 602
Portable Brush Burner Carried on a Truck 603
Its Easy to Blast Trees or Timbers with Dynamite 603
Cement Flower Boxes Made in Mud Molds 604
A Revolving Washtub Stand Made of Cart Wheels 605
Proper Cooling for Engines of Motor Boats 605
Dissecting a Rubber Plant to Make It Grow 606
Cold Rolled Steel and Cold Drawn Steel 606
Buckboard Driven by Motor Wheel 607
Priming an Automobile Engine to Start It Easily 610
Affixing New Bearing Surface to Crankshaft 611
Small Wood-Working Clamps Made of Skate Parts 61 1
Bottle Cork Becomes Medicine Dropper 611
How to Repair a Worn Wash Bowl Plug 611
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