The school printshop . :?»# 7 Fig. 19. Galleys Set the stick in the galley. Never loosen the stickto take out the type. Do not wet the type in thestick. Always handle your type with the top ofthe letters toward you. In removing the typeplace your thumbs behind the first line in thestick, and the forefingers in front of the last lineset. Press firmly together the lines of type thusheld and raise them slightly while the other fingerspush the stick downward. Use the sides of thesecond fingers, bent, to hold the ends of the linesas the type is lifted from the stick. Place it in acorner of the gall
The school printshop . :?»# 7 Fig. 19. Galleys Set the stick in the galley. Never loosen the stickto take out the type. Do not wet the type in thestick. Always handle your type with the top ofthe letters toward you. In removing the typeplace your thumbs behind the first line in thestick, and the forefingers in front of the last lineset. Press firmly together the lines of type thusheld and raise them slightly while the other fingerspush the stick downward. Use the sides of thesecond fingers, bent, to hold the ends of the linesas the type is lifted from the stick. Place it in acorner of the galley so that it rests against theleft side of the galley, and with the first line oftype next to the closed end of the 38 DIRECTIONS FOR COMPOSITION 39 13. Tie up your work (Fig. 20) at the end of eachlesson in the following manner: First moisten thetype with water. This will not injure the type, butwill cause it to stick together. When you havebecome skillful in handling type, omit wetting a knot in one end of a piece of cord longenough to pass around the type from six to tentimes. Place the knot next the right end of thelast line set, holding it in place with the left handuntil you have wound the cord from left to rightto the starting point, then bind the knot in placeby crossing it. Then move the type out of thecorner and continue winding in even layers untilyou reach the end of the cord. Cross the knoteach time and be sure that the cord passes in themiddle of the body, or shank, and is drawn firmlyand evenly. Fasten the cord by forming a loopnear the end and pushing this loop down inbetween the type and the binding cord. Usea composing rule to push the loop down. Drawthe loop to the end of
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