. New games and amusements for young and old alike. and the driving-rod and piston are split fly-wheel is of stiff writing paper, aboutseven and one-half inches in diameter, to theinside and centre ofwhich is fastened asmall circle of card-board. The axle forthe fly-wheel is avStickpin, and thisrests on small needlesinserted into the up-rights (see 31). Before put-ting the axle in posi-tion slip on theflanged wheel, which may easily be cut out of stiff writing paper(Fig. 32). Then press the axle into thecircular piece of cardboard, taking care that itdoes not project th
. New games and amusements for young and old alike. and the driving-rod and piston are split fly-wheel is of stiff writing paper, aboutseven and one-half inches in diameter, to theinside and centre ofwhich is fastened asmall circle of card-board. The axle forthe fly-wheel is avStickpin, and thisrests on small needlesinserted into the up-rights (see 31). Before put-ting the axle in posi-tion slip on theflanged wheel, which may easily be cut out of stiff writing paper(Fig. 32). Then press the axle into thecircular piece of cardboard, taking care that itdoes not project through the other side of thefly-wheel. One of the pictures shows the backof the engine. Place sealing-wax on both card-board and stickpin at the point of contact; alsoput a little sealing-wax on the flanged wheelwhere the stickpin perforates it. The cylinderfor the piston to work in is made of writing paperand the straws of the engine are fastened to eachother with very fine needles. The crank con-227 Fig. 31 NEW GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS. necting the driving-rod with the fly-wheel is abent pin. The power plant which makes the engine runhas a knitting needle upright, to the top of whicha small square piece of cardboard is attached with plenty ofse on top ofthis straws arefastened, alsowith plenty ofse the strawsFig. 32 half sheets of writing paperare drawn at angles as shown in the pic-ture. The knitting needle is held in place by aWooden upright, from the top of which projectsa piece of cardboard with a hole in it. Thelower point of the knitting needle also rests in ahole made in a piece of cardboard. Beforedropping the point of the knitting needle in thelower hole force over it a slice of cork havingtwo rows of pins stuck in it, as shown in the pic-ture. An advantage may be gained by fasteningthree fine needles to the cardboards so as to forma small triangle over each of the two holes forthe knitting needle to revolve in. The more228
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