Handy man's workshop and laboratory . he finished building the house. Large-headed galvanized nails are used to hold thetar paper or felt covering to the roof; or barbed wire-nails withtin caps will do. Space them not less than 2 or 3 inches apart,all along the edges of the laps, and under the eaves of the roof.(See Fig. 10.) The shop should be given two coats of paint on the outside tomatch the house or surrounding buildings. A small stove, either 8 HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY oil, gas, or coal, will nicely heat the shop in cold weather, a chim-ney connection being made in the roof or
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . he finished building the house. Large-headed galvanized nails are used to hold thetar paper or felt covering to the roof; or barbed wire-nails withtin caps will do. Space them not less than 2 or 3 inches apart,all along the edges of the laps, and under the eaves of the roof.(See Fig. 10.) The shop should be given two coats of paint on the outside tomatch the house or surrounding buildings. A small stove, either 8 HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY oil, gas, or coal, will nicely heat the shop in cold weather, a chim-ney connection being made in the roof or one of the sides if acoal stove is used.—3* THE WORKBENCH The workbench shown in Fig. 1 is attached to the wall, thussaving time and labor in making it; but a stationary workbenchis not always desirable, especially if there is no permanent shopfor it. The standard size of a joiners bench is 12 feet in lengthand 2 feet 9 inches in height and width. This size is altogetherunnecessary for home purposes. From 8 to 9 feet in length, and. Fig. 11—The skeleton framework of the bench about 32 inches high is a convenient size. Mechanics sometimestest the height by sitting on the front edge of the bench sideways,with one foot dangling over the side, which should just touchthe floor. If the planking and supports are made of yellow pine, a soundsolid bench will be the result. In any case, the top front plankshould be of this material, the rest can be of white pine or hem-lock. The vise should be of oak, the screw being purchased atany hardware store for about fifty cents. Referring to Fig. 11, three of the supports are made of 3 by * Figures refer to authors names. See Index of Authors at end of book. HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 9 4-inch timber, 30 inches high. The one at the vise is 3 inchesby 6, of the same length. Care should be taken that the bearingsurfaces are true, and the posts are set up level. The slotted hole,or mortise, at the bottom of the vise post, should be cut b
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