Popular science monthly . extendingfrom the foundation wall tothe ridge of tiie roof withotilopenings of any kind ihiougliwhich fire could communicate uvmc noon -stsi,o— .J Fig. 2. The costof this houseis sniull flooring is J^^-in. tongue andyellow pine. The kitchens areted with ?8-i- yellow pine, 3 , and finished at the topwith a suitable cap, while thebathrooms have a 4-ft. wainscotof stamped metal tiling. The refrigerator space is pro-\ ided in the rear-stair hall, agalvanized iron pipe being placedin the partition so that thewater will run away into thefloor drain in
Popular science monthly . extendingfrom the foundation wall tothe ridge of tiie roof withotilopenings of any kind ihiougliwhich fire could communicate uvmc noon -stsi,o— .J Fig. 2. The costof this houseis sniull flooring is J^^-in. tongue andyellow pine. The kitchens areted with ?8-i- yellow pine, 3 , and finished at the topwith a suitable cap, while thebathrooms have a 4-ft. wainscotof stamped metal tiling. The refrigerator space is pro-\ ided in the rear-stair hall, agalvanized iron pipe being placedin the partition so that thewater will run away into thefloor drain in the cellar. Aswill be noted from the plan,this jiouse is provided with two\erandas, each of which has adeck for the of the secondfloor tenants, the decks beingcovered with canvas, whit-h ismuch more satisfactory tin. In the basement of this houseare four hot-air furnaces, andinstead of the automatic water-heaters of the more expensiveplan, thirty-gallon range boilersare installed in each Q AmatGur ?Electrician T^nd Wii-eless OpGrator O An Improvised Coil Winder forElectrical Apparatus COIL winding is a very difficultoperation for the amateur, espe-cially where it is desired to havethe outside surface smooth and do it correctly the spool uponwhich the wire is wound must be re-volved at a medium speed while the wireis fed on with a guide or by hand. The work of winding some coils10 in. long was quickly accomplishedby the aid of a machine made as shownin the illustration. Two trestles wereused to which a baseboard or waysof the devised lathe were tail-stock consisted of a woodblock fastened to the ways with abolt having a thumb-nut on theunderside. The block was boredcentrally near its upper end and abolt placed in itwith a waste nutscrewed to one sur-face for the hand-wheelfound in the scrapserved to turn thebolt. The end ofthe Ijolt was fileddown to a point forthe dead center. The lathe-head Winding an eighteen-inch
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