Handy man's workshop and laboratory . f rafters, two tie-pieces—not shown—across from plateto plate at the foot of the rafters, all of 2-inch by 3-inch hemlockdressed, and four roof boards, % inch by 4 inches. The gablesections serve also as rafters. The sills are held together at thecorners by angle irons 6 inches by 6 inches, 3/16 inch thick and1 inch wide, fastened with carriage bolts Y% inch by 2^2 inches,Fig. 312. These should fit snugly in the sills, so that the squareshoulders will prevent turning, and the heads are countersunkflush. HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 371 The floor joi
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . f rafters, two tie-pieces—not shown—across from plateto plate at the foot of the rafters, all of 2-inch by 3-inch hemlockdressed, and four roof boards, % inch by 4 inches. The gablesections serve also as rafters. The sills are held together at thecorners by angle irons 6 inches by 6 inches, 3/16 inch thick and1 inch wide, fastened with carriage bolts Y% inch by 2^2 inches,Fig. 312. These should fit snugly in the sills, so that the squareshoulders will prevent turning, and the heads are countersunkflush. HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 371 The floor joists rest on straps nailed to the side sills. Two ofthe joists, Fig. 311, are fastened with lighter angle irons to pre-vent the sills springing outward. The rest are held in place bysmall cleats. Two mudsills, 2 inches by 3 inches, are laid underthe joists to stiffen them for the load of the machine. These, aswell as the whole frame, are blocked up and rest upon boards orplank pieces about 8 inches by 12 inches crossed and laid up. Fig. 310—The frame of the house under the sills at distances of four or five feet. If these supportssettle by the action of frost, it is a simple matter to level up byadding more. The corner posts stand on the sills, to be fastened later bycorner boards, Fig. 312. The plate sticks are halved together atthe corners, a hole is bored down through their ends into the topof the post, and a 24-penny wire spike is pushed into it. Theplates are also held together by small angle irons at the corners. 372 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY At this point the frame must be stayed up while the side and roofsections are put in place. The side panels, Fig. 313, are of matched Georgia pine ceilingmaterial, 7/16 inch thick, dressed and beaded one side, cleatedwith ^s-inch dressed pine on the outside as shown, and cleatedwith a strip of the 7/16-inch material on the inside. They covereach 3 feet by 7 feet and are all interchangeable except that thecorner section
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