Popular science monthly . rd. Dimensions can be made to suitindividual cases.—Seymour Clark. hammer. This starts the rust. A NAIL mayit is first s be more easilv drawn if Popular Science Monthly 937 An Automobile Revolving WasherMade from an Old Rim THE accompanying illustration showsan automobile or carriage-wash-stand fixture the base of which is an oldclincher-rim. This was made by agarageman in spare time and does thework as well as any fixture of this kindthat can be obtained on the better results are secured andtime saved if the hose is attached to anoverhead revolving fixtur
Popular science monthly . rd. Dimensions can be made to suitindividual cases.—Seymour Clark. hammer. This starts the rust. A NAIL mayit is first s be more easilv drawn if Popular Science Monthly 937 An Automobile Revolving WasherMade from an Old Rim THE accompanying illustration showsan automobile or carriage-wash-stand fixture the base of which is an oldclincher-rim. This was made by agarageman in spare time and does thework as well as any fixture of this kindthat can be obtained on the better results are secured andtime saved if the hose is attached to anoverhead revolving fixture, as it enablesthe operator to walk around the carwithout dragging the hose or kinking it. Two piecesof 2-in. by4-in. stringersare attachedto the ceilingbeams, thesebeing spacedby a i2-in. by^-in. boardwhich acts tosteady thewater- pipepassingthrough itand leading tothe source ofsupply. Aswingingunion coup-Ting, or elbow,is needed tojoin the rota-ting and non-rotating partsof the water-pipe, whichmay be con-structed of. The rim furnishes an excellent track for a pulley tocarry the pipe in a circular sweep on the ceiling either ?4-in. or i-in. standard-iron rim is firmly secured to thestringers by clamps bent from ^ rolled rod as indicated in thedrawing. The pipe is supported by asimple trolley-wheel fixture clamped tothe pipe, the wheel being grooved so itwill be guided by the curved flange ofthe clincher-rim. This makes it possibleto swing the pipe to w^hich the hose isattached around so that all parts of thebody or running gear may be easilyreached, and it keeps the hose fromrubbing on the floor.—V. W. Page. How to Make a New BureauFrom an Old One THIS was the method used to changethe entire appearance of an oldbureau. The mirror was taken off theback posts and put out of harms brass-plated fixtures were removedand scraped. All useless ornamentswere taken off. Then the varnish wasremoved with the aid of a commonsquare scraper, some carborundum pa
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