Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 70—Clothespin clainp Fig. 71—Tool rack made ofclothespins pinion. A pencil slightly flattened is inserted in slot of clothes-pin and is clamped in place by a setscrew. One side of theclothespin may also be graduated so as to enable one to set thecompass for any size of circle without the use of a rule. Clothespins make very good clamps to hold small work to- HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 65 gether for matching holes, etc. The ends are drawn together bythumbscrews, as shown in Fig. 70. By fitting a number of clothespins in a wooden block as inFig.
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 70—Clothespin clainp Fig. 71—Tool rack made ofclothespins pinion. A pencil slightly flattened is inserted in slot of clothes-pin and is clamped in place by a setscrew. One side of theclothespin may also be graduated so as to enable one to set thecompass for any size of circle without the use of a rule. Clothespins make very good clamps to hold small work to- HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 65 gether for matching holes, etc. The ends are drawn together bythumbscrews, as shown in Fig. 70. By fitting a number of clothespins in a wooden block as inFig. 71 a convenient tool rack or file for order blanks, cards, etc.,is made.—14 A SIMPLE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A HANDLE The accompanying illustration shows a simple method ofconstructing a neat and strong handle for a box, or a handle is fashioned from two similar shade roller bracketswhich are fastened in place by means of screws at the pointswhere the handle is needed. A piece of pipe or tubing is posi-. Fig. 72—Handle made of shade roller brackets tioned between the brackets and is held in place by a stiff wireor other rod which passes through the tubing and the openingsin the brackets, having the ends hammered down or riveted atthe outside of the bracket. The tubing may be of brass or anyother suitable material adapted for the purpose, and preferablytending to add to the appearance of the handle. The ends of thetube should be inserted in the concavities of the brackets, as isshown most clearly in the sectional view.—55 66 HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY CONVENIENT HOLDER FOR SANDPAPER In sandpapering woodwork of irregular shape the paper islaid over a slick of wood and used practically as a file. Forholding the paper the writer has often used a simple holder fordifferent kinds of work with satisfactory results. The holderconsists of a stick, preferably of pine wood, of the required shapeand size and tapering slightly toward one end. Into the narrowend
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