Handy man's workshop and laboratory . HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 327 that in stretching the carpet one must drag his own weight alongthe floor. To overcome this difficulty the arrangement shownin Fig. 269 may be used This consists in bracing the carpetstretcher against the opposite wall of the room in such a way thatthe operator can stand to one side and by depressing the bracecause the carpet to be stretched with a powerful toggle brace must of course be adjustable so that it can be used inrooms of different sizes. It consists of two strips of wood, iy2inches thick, 4 in
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 327 that in stretching the carpet one must drag his own weight alongthe floor. To overcome this difficulty the arrangement shownin Fig. 269 may be used This consists in bracing the carpetstretcher against the opposite wall of the room in such a way thatthe operator can stand to one side and by depressing the bracecause the carpet to be stretched with a powerful toggle brace must of course be adjustable so that it can be used inrooms of different sizes. It consists of two strips of wood, iy2inches thick, 4 inches wide, and 8 feet long. The strips are con-nected by means of a pair of ^6-inch bolts which pass throughholes spaced 4 inches apart along the length of the strips. In. Fig. 269—Bracing the carpet stretcher against the opposite wall order to prevent marring the baseboard at the opposite side ofthe room the end of the brace should be padded with cloth, asshown. In the case of a room that is too wide for this brace anextension board may be laid on the floor against the base boardand the end of the brace abutted against this extension manner of operating the carpet stretcher is clearly shown inFig. 269. The carpet stretcher is so powerful that if not properlyoperated it will draw out the tacks from the opposite side of theroom. RAG CARPET NEEDLE The strips of cloth for making rag carpet are usually formedinto a long string or rope by stitching the ends together with cot- 3281 HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY ton or thread, a process not only tedious, but taking no littletime. To obviate this, a handy tool, or needle, can easily be madefrom a small piece of clock spring, the end of an old table knife,or any thin piece of steel. Make the nee
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