Handy man's workshop and laboratory . not handy wrap a few turns of wirearound the end of pipe after slipping it over the T handle. Of course the hose faucet must always be left open, and thebest way to insure this is to remove the handle and working parts,and cap the stem hole by placing under the stuffing cap a pieceof tin with a leather washer under it, or take off the faucet andput on an elbow. Be sure that the pipe slants downward from A to G or thewater will not run off when the stopcock is closed. The best kind of stopcock to use is the compression type, as itworks more easily than the
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . not handy wrap a few turns of wirearound the end of pipe after slipping it over the T handle. Of course the hose faucet must always be left open, and thebest way to insure this is to remove the handle and working parts,and cap the stem hole by placing under the stuffing cap a pieceof tin with a leather washer under it, or take off the faucet andput on an elbow. Be sure that the pipe slants downward from A to G or thewater will not run off when the stopcock is closed. The best kind of stopcock to use is the compression type, as itworks more easily than the ground seat kind and does not becomeleaky as soon.—82 THE HOSE REEL ON A HYDRANT The hose reel illustrated herewith is arranged to have the hosealways connected to the hydrant so that it may be reeled and 3^4 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY unreeled to any extent desired, the surplus length of hose remain-ing on the reel. The writer has not tried out this scheme butmerely offers it to the Handy Man as a suggestion. The details. Fig. 303—The hose on the reel is permanently-connected to the hydrant of the construction need little explanation as they are clearlyshown in Fig. 303. The reel is mounted to revolve on a hori-zontal pipe. The hydrant pipe passes through the horizontal pipeand is connected by a swivel joint with another pipe attached tothe hose. This provides a permanent connection between thehydrant and the hose which is in no way interfered with by revolv-ing the reel.—71 A HOME-MADE LAWN SPRINKLER The accompanying illustrations show how a lawn sprinkler canbe made. First take a one-half-inch street ell and drill a holethrough it. Into this drive from the inside a large wire nail, and HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY &$
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