Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 308—Front view of the automobile house The complete bill of materials for the house as shown herewithcosts $70. To this may be added about $10 for paint. Becauseof its ready portability, it may be set up by the lake shore or inthe woods and used as a summer cottage. It makes but one easywagon load for two horses. It has no masonry supports, andtherefore does not revert to the owner of the land on which it is 3?o HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY placed, but it can be moved whenever moving day comes. Theopen doorway gives almost seven feet clearance,
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 308—Front view of the automobile house The complete bill of materials for the house as shown herewithcosts $70. To this may be added about $10 for paint. Becauseof its ready portability, it may be set up by the lake shore or inthe woods and used as a summer cottage. It makes but one easywagon load for two horses. It has no masonry supports, andtherefore does not revert to the owner of the land on which it is 3?o HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY placed, but it can be moved whenever moving day comes. Theopen doorway gives almost seven feet clearance, which is sufficientto admit an auto with top up. It is large enough for a smalltouring car with room to work all around it, as well as for thestorage of supplies. With a runabout it gives room for shelvesand a bench for a convenient workroom at the end. The frame is of hemlock, Fig. 310, and measures 15 feet 4inches by 9 feet 6 inches by 7 feet 8 inches high. Above the floors. Fig. 309—A side view of the portable automobile house the frame consists of only four corner posts, the plate frame, twopairs of rafters, two tie-pieces—not shown—across from plateto plate at the foot of the rafters, all of 2-inch by 3-inch hemlockdressed, and four roof boards, % inch by 4 inches. The gablesections serve also as rafters. The sills are held together at thecorners by angle irons 6 inches by 6 inches, 3/16 inch thick and1 inch wide, fastened with carriage bolts Y% inch by 2^2 inches,Fig. 312. These should fit snugly in the sills, so that the squareshoulders will prevent turning, and the heads are countersunkflush. HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 371 The floor joists rest on straps nailed to the side sills. Two ofthe joists, Fig. 311, are fastened with lighter angle irons to pre-vent the sills springing outward. The rest are held in place bysmall cleats. Two mudsills, 2 inches by 3 inches, are laid underthe joists to stiffen them for the load of the machine. The
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