Handy man's workshop and laboratory . plate, E, should equal the distanceapart of rounds of the ladder, usually 1 foot, so that the roundsof the ladder will bear on the U bolts, which should be drawn uptight when the proper adjustment has been made. If the extension leg were made of steel, of smaller dimensionthan the timber one, furnished with a sharp point, G, to stick inthe shingles of the roof, the ladder, A, and hook, B, could be dis-pensed with.—3 A PAINTERS PLATFORM BRACKET When painting the side of a house or a building, it is not alwaysconvenient to rig up a platform, supported from t
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . plate, E, should equal the distanceapart of rounds of the ladder, usually 1 foot, so that the roundsof the ladder will bear on the U bolts, which should be drawn uptight when the proper adjustment has been made. If the extension leg were made of steel, of smaller dimensionthan the timber one, furnished with a sharp point, G, to stick inthe shingles of the roof, the ladder, A, and hook, B, could be dis-pensed with.—3 A PAINTERS PLATFORM BRACKET When painting the side of a house or a building, it is not alwaysconvenient to rig up a platform, supported from the eaves or roof. It may also be aone-man job, in which casea platform of that naturewould be inconvenientanyway. The following contriv-ance has been used withevery satisfaction. In is a view looking at theunder side of the ladder,to show the bracket inuse. The plank stretchesacross to a similar contriv-ance, attached to a second ladder, not shown. OneFig. 101—A simple support for a light scaffold end of a plate is cut as. HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 89 shown in the detail view, and bent into the shape of a hook, tofit over the rounds of the ladder. Two holes are made in theopposite corners for the chains. The other ends of the chain arefurnished with hooks, to reach the round of the ladder above thelevel of the platform.—3 PAPER HANGERS ADJUSTABLE TEMPLET This handy tool will be found useful, and will save considerabletime, in cutting wall paper up the rake of a stairway or where
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