The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . siness. Figure 144shows the arrangement of our shop a few years later,when it again became necessary to increase our floorspace by adding a mezzanine story above, extendingto the roof of the shed. This half-story was reachedby means of a ladder, as shown in the drawing. The principal equipment of a boys shop should con-sist of a number of cases in which to keep the fonts oftype ; a rack in which these cases can be kept and atwhich the typesetting can be done; a work-bench, oneend of which may be used for an imposing-t
The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . siness. Figure 144shows the arrangement of our shop a few years later,when it again became necessary to increase our floorspace by adding a mezzanine story above, extendingto the roof of the shed. This half-story was reachedby means of a ladder, as shown in the drawing. The principal equipment of a boys shop should con-sist of a number of cases in which to keep the fonts oftype ; a rack in which these cases can be kept and atwhich the typesetting can be done; a work-bench, oneend of which may be used for an imposing-table and theother for the press to stand upon; and two cabinets, onefor stock and the other for ink, tools, and general other materials required are: a composing-stick,composing-rule, pair of tweezers, galley, leads, rules, fur-niture, mitre-box, imposing-stone, quoins, shooting-stick,mallet, planer, hand-roller, and gauge-pins, besides a canof ink, an oil-can, a bottle of machine-oil for washing roll-ers, benzine for cleaning type, and a good supply of An Amateurs Outfit. A BOYS PRINTING-SHOP 129 Small presses are usually accompanied by a few fontsof type, which are sufficient for printing small business-cards, etc., but are of so few letters as to make an ordi-nary job of printing impossible. With an increase ofcapital. Type should be the first addition to your outfit. Inmaking selections bear in mind the amount of money youhave to spend, and buy only styles which will go togethernicely and which can be used for the greatest varietyof work. If possible, secure the advice of a printer inpurchasing, as by his experience he can tell what youwill most require better than you. You can probablyobtain a specimen type-book from the type foundry inyour city from which to make your selections. Type-cases divided into small compartments for thevarious letters and characters, which can be bought forseventy-five cents or a dollar, provide the only satisfac-tory means o
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