Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 329—Repairing a spring broken at the center line is used, the winding should start at the end of the board, theshort end of the rope being tied in a single knot, and led alongthe board and covered by the subsequent turns. PUTTING ON A NEW CLUTCH LEATHER A clutch leather may be cut from a wide piece of leather beltingof-uniform thickness, usually % inch. If the piece chosen is toothick, it will be impossible to release the clutch fully. Take off the. Fig. 330—Repairing a break at one end of the spring old clutch leather, lay it out flat, and use it as
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . Fig. 329—Repairing a spring broken at the center line is used, the winding should start at the end of the board, theshort end of the rope being tied in a single knot, and led alongthe board and covered by the subsequent turns. PUTTING ON A NEW CLUTCH LEATHER A clutch leather may be cut from a wide piece of leather beltingof-uniform thickness, usually % inch. If the piece chosen is toothick, it will be impossible to release the clutch fully. Take off the. Fig. 330—Repairing a break at one end of the spring old clutch leather, lay it out flat, and use it as a pattern for thenew leather. (See Fig. 331.) As the leather will stretch some-what, it is not essential to have the new leather curve as muchas the old one. Cut the new leather about V2 inch short, and 394 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY punch and countersink holes in its ends for the rivets, whose headsshould be below the surface of the leather. Soak the new leatherin water until it is thoroughly soft. Stretch it over the clutch,and put temporary rivets in the ends. Mark the central rivethole, remove from the clutch, and punch that hole. Put the leatheron the clutch again with temporary rivets, and punch and markthe remaining holes. When all have been punched and counter-
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