Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 86—An improvised pipe vise jaws of an ordinary vise. On large pipes a vise with swivel jawswould be preferable, but an ordinary vise will answer the pur-pose by putting on one end of the pliers a small rod or the liketo conform with the angle of the pliers and the jaws of the , of course, is done to relieve the rivet in the pliers from un-necessary strain.—5 AN EMERGENCY PIPE VALVE The following may be of use to the handy man in an is a simply-constructed pipe valve: ;6 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY Take a piece of pipe A o


Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 86—An improvised pipe vise jaws of an ordinary vise. On large pipes a vise with swivel jawswould be preferable, but an ordinary vise will answer the pur-pose by putting on one end of the pliers a small rod or the liketo conform with the angle of the pliers and the jaws of the , of course, is done to relieve the rivet in the pliers from un-necessary strain.—5 AN EMERGENCY PIPE VALVE The following may be of use to the handy man in an is a simply-constructed pipe valve: ;6 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY Take a piece of pipe A of the required size and bore a hole Bin it at right angles. This hole must be of the same size as theinternal diameter of the pipe A. Take a round piece of iron orbrass the same size as the hole B, and cut threads On one it to a flat diamond shape at D, and file the top square fora wrench as at E. Put a pin through it at F, letting it project onboth sides. Put a washer on just below the pin, and run the. Fig. 87—An emergency pipe valve rod through the hole. Put on another washer on the projectingend, and screw a nut on it. This will answer very well in anemergency, and will be found very durable.—92 A BOILER MAKERS TOOL BAG When the boiler maker gets a rush order for repairing aboiler he gets busy. Quickly converting his overalls into a toolbag, he drops in half a dozen chisels, expander, hammer, etc.,and then he is ready for action. In making the bag he placesthe overalls full length on the floor, folds one leg up and lays it HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 77 on the seat of the overalls, then rolls the two very tightly together,criss-crosses the suspenders and ties them on the part which ap-pears in illustration. He then puts his hand inside the leg leftfull length and grasps the roll and turns the whole thing insideout. This completes the bag, which is ready to receive the tools.


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