Handy man's workshop and laboratory . els, which may be thrownin or out of commission by a suitable lever, within the reach of theoperator. The sled may be of any steerable kind now on the market, or itcan easily be built by almost any amateur, to suit the hand car tobe used. The material may be bought from almost any hardwaredealer. The runners are made for an ordinary size sled, fromy2-inch by ^-inch T iron or steel, or they may be made from twoangle irons riveted together. The base of the T should be bentor curved downward, so as to make it slightly dished out in thecenter. This can be done
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . els, which may be thrownin or out of commission by a suitable lever, within the reach of theoperator. The sled may be of any steerable kind now on the market, or itcan easily be built by almost any amateur, to suit the hand car tobe used. The material may be bought from almost any hardwaredealer. The runners are made for an ordinary size sled, fromy2-inch by ^-inch T iron or steel, or they may be made from twoangle irons riveted together. The base of the T should be bentor curved downward, so as to make it slightly dished out in thecenter. This can be done as before described. HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 431 The runners are now ready to be bent to suit the height of thesled. There may be two or more standards, according to thelength of the sled. They can be made of angle iron, riveted tothe runners, and fastened to transverse bars of wood at the top,and braced together if found necessary, so as to make them stiff. To these standards are fastened, one on each side, and directly. Fig. 357—Details of the motor sled on top of each respective runner, wooden rails e. These rails arefastened together with transverse bars f, at the front and rearends. Directly over the rear standard, and journaled into the out-side rails e, is a crankshaft g, provided with suitable handles the front end, and directly over the front axle, the steeringlever is fulcrumed, and two extending arms fastened thereto,which are connected with the front bar / by a bolt passing throughslots in the arms. , 432 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY The sled is now ready to receive the hand-car, which is placedin the center of the same. The front end is fastened to the out-side rails c with a long bolt, forming a hinge for the car. Long bolts with nuts at their lower ends are now passedthrough the frame of the car into the rear transverse bar, alsointo the rear standard. Two pieces of wood may be nailed orscrewed to the rear standard, forming a guide for
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