The Boy Mechanic, Book 2: 1000 Things for Boys to Do, Volume 3

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Contents

1. Holding the Tongue of a Shoe in Place
2. A Photo Vignetter
3. Pocket for the Inside of a Book Cover
4. Cleaning Steel of Grease and Stains
5. An Electrically Ignited Flash Light for Making Photographs
6. A Simple Twine-Ball Holder
7. A Toy Popgun
8. A Non-Rolling Thread Spool
9. Shoe-Shining Stand
10. Cutter Made of a Wafer Razor Blade
11. To Hold a Negative in a Printing Frame
12. How to Make an Electrolytic Interrupter
13. A Homemade Hand Drill Press
14. A Hose Nozzle
15. An Electric Water Heater
16. Frosting Glass
17. Long Handle for a Dustpan
18. To Fasten Chair Legs
19. Disk-Throwing Pistol
20. Displaying Dye Colors
21. A Homemade Bench Vise
22. Timing Photo Printing
23. Pail Hook for a Pitcher Pump
24. Shade Roller Attached to Upper Window Sash
25. Flashing Hook
26. A Homemade Dibble
27. Liquid Court-Plaster
28. A Substitute for Candles
29. A Poultry Coop
30. Preventing Mildew on Canvas
31. Holder for Books in a Case
32. Laying Out a Dovetail Joint
33. Oiling Bright Parts of Machinery
34. Window Ventilator to Prevent Drafts
35. A Chisel Rack
36. Homemade Snap Hooks
37. A Dropper and Cork for Medicine Bottles
38. Repairing a Broken Oilstone
39. Homemade Towel Roller
40. Clothesline Reel
41. A Candle-Shade Holder
42. Wire Mesh Used as a Shelf
43. Heel Plates
44. A Bright Dip for Metal
45. An Interesting Vacuum Experiment
46. A Sliver Extractor
47. Night Croquet Playing
48. A Nursing-Bottle Holder
49. Milk-Ticket Holder
50. Joint for Cabinet Work
51. Starting a Saw Cut
52. A Substitute Penholder
53. Protecting Binding Posts on Wet Batteries from Corrosion
54. A Cork Puller
55. Holder for a Garden-Hose Nozzle
56. Alarm to Designate a Filled Storage Battery
57. Stretching Poultry Fencing
58. A Centering Gauge
59. Homemade Letters for Marking Bags
60. To Keep a Crease in a Soft Hat
61. A Shoe Scraper
62. A Vegetable Slicer
63. Bench Stop for Planing Thin Boards
64. A Jardinière Pedestal
65. A Lawn-Tennis Marker
66. Removing Tannin Stains from Teacups
67. Woven-Top Stool
68. Preserving Shafting from Rust and Corrosion
69. Reed Furniture By Chas. M. Miller
70. Wireless-Lighted Lamp Deception
71. Live Bait Used in Fishing
72. Bookrack
73. A Paper Gas Pipe
74. Rubbing Slats for a Washing Board
75. Catching Bugs Attracted by Light
76. Needle Box for Talking Machines
77. Trick of Taking Dollar Bill from Apple
78. Guide for Making Buttonholes
79. A Child's Playhouse
80. Removing Basketball from Closed-Bottom Receptacle
81. Testing Dry Batteries
82. A Wall-Paper Cleaner
83. A Trunk Mystery
84. How to Make a Candy-Floss Machine
85. Enlarging Pictures
86. Distance Chart for Wireless Stations
87. A Carrier for Fishhooks
88. A Substitute for a Pen
89. A Bucket-Ball Game
90. A Staple Puller
91. A Dissolving Coin Trick
92. A Fruit-Jar Opener
93. Anti-Tangle Safety Pin
94. How to Nickel or Silverplate Iron by Friction
95. A Homemade Cradle
96. A Removable Post
97. String-and-Ball Trick
98. Wall-Paper Cleaner
99. Revolving Shaft without Power
100. A Paper-Bag Holder
101. Covering for Chalk Trays
102. A Curtain Hanger
103. Joints for Model Aeroplane
104. An Indoor Baseball Game
105. A Lantern for the Camp
106. Electric Lights Controlled from Two or More Switches
107. Electric Score Board for Indoor Games
108. A Mission Frame for an Alarm Clock
109. Mixing Sulphuric Acid
110. A Chinese Pagoda
111. A Cuspidor Carrier
112. Guide for Grinding a Plane Iron
113. To Prevent Torch Lights from Smoking
114. A Lard and Fruit Presser
115. An Electric-Light Bulb as Barometer
116. A Swinging-Pendulum Trick
117. Applying a Strap Hinge
118. Tricks Performed with Thumbs Tied Together
119. A Way to Keep Home Accounts
120. How to Make a Blowgun
121. A Brush for Applying Soldering Acid
122. Inkwell and Penholder
123. A Homemade Loose-Leaf Pocket Memorandum
124. Rubber-Band-Change Trick
125. A Swinging Electric-Light Bracket
126. Match Safe to Deliver One Match at a Time
127. Cartridge Shells Used for Electrical Contacts
128. A Dowel-Turning Tool
129. To Tie a Hammock
130. An Inexpensive File
131. Window-Shade Guides
132. Watering Plants at the Roots
133. How to Clean Jewelry
134. Runner for a Go-Cart
135. A Ring-Throwing Game
136. A Pen and Brush Holder
137. Supporter for a Double Clothesline
138. Pincushion for the Arm
139. Electric Test for Fixtures
140. Opening for Steam in a Utensil Cover
141. Drying Seeds
142. Cleaning Clothes by Boiling Them
143. An Emergency Tack Puller
144. A Puzzle with Figures
145. To Fasten Loose Table Legs
146. Washbasin Holder
147. A Cleaner for Canvas Shoes
148. Ruling Blank Books
149. How to Demagnetize a Watch
150. A Pencil Holder
151. A Poultry-Food Chopper
152. A Small Spring Hinge
153. Shoestring End
154. Threads on Wood Shafts
155. A Glass Breaker
156. Wood Postal Cards
157. Fastening Screws in Tile and Brick Walls
158. Shoe Pull Made of an Eyelet
159. Holder for a Set of Sadirons
160. A Garden Roller
161. A Substitute for Glaziers' Points
162. Water-Heating Coil in a Furnace Pipe
163. A Homemade Marking Gauge
164. Protecting Brush Handles from Paint
165. A Tie-Pin Holder
166. Hulling Walnuts
167. How to Make a Small Vise Screw
168. A Medicine-Spoon Holder
169. Knife Holder on a Frying Pan
170. A Broom for Sweeping Out Corners in Steps
171. Removing a Cork from a Bottle
172. Filing Flat Surfaces
173. Tacking a Screen on a Frame
174. Safety Tips on Chair Rockers
175. Portable and Folding Bookcase or Closet
176. A Curtain Stop
177. An Alarm for a Sleepwalker
178. A Kraut and Root Grinder
179. Opening for Air at the Top of a Shade
180. Hose Attachment for Watering Window Plants
181. Removing Paint from Glass
182. To Prevent Baking Ovens from Scorching
183. Horn Candle Sconce
184. How to Make a Copper Stencil for Marking Laundry
185. A Brass Pin Tray
186. A Homemade Exerciser
187. A Book Covering
188. A Tilting Inkstand
189. A Ring Trick
190. Removing Old Putty
191. How to Make a Water Wheel
192. An Interesting Experiment
193. Ironing-Board Holder
194. How to Make a Water Motor By Edward Silja
195. An Application for Small Wounds
196. Cores for Use in Babbitt Metal
197. How to Build a Wind Vane with an Electric Indicator
198. Planting Seeds in Egg Shells
199. Locating Drip Pan under a Refrigerator
200. Windmill for Light Power
201. A Small Bunsen Burner
202. The Hindoo Sand Trick
203. A Kite-Line Cutaway for Toy Parachutes
204. A Cherry Pitter
205. To Hold a Fish while Removing the Scales
206. Carrying Stone Jars
207. Vibrator for a Spark Coil
208. Head Rest for a Chair
209. Lighting a Lawn Mower for Use at Night
210. Tying a Rosette in a Couch-Cover Corner
211. Driving Screws
212. A Power Windmill
213. Telegraph Code on Typewriter Keys
214. An Aid in Sketching Profiles
215. A Small Hydroelectric-Power Plant
216. Paper Shades for Electric-Light Globes
217. Renewing the Markings on Graduates
218. Repairing a Broken Ball-Clasp Purse
219. Automatic Valve for a Funnel
220. Chisel Holder for Whetting
221. A Large Hole in a Small Piece of Paper
222. Homemade Bunsen Burner
223. Cane-Seat Cleaner
224. Shade-Roller and Curtain-Pole Bracket
225. Planing Arrow Sticks
226. To Clean Shellac from a Brush
227. Lathe Dogs
228. To Remove a Splinter from the Flesh
229. Holders for Displaying Magazines
230. Waste-Paper Basket
231. Lettering Photographs
232. A Stamp Moistener
233. A Window Lock
234. Varnished Candles Burn Longer
235. Guides for a Mill File
236. A Simple Motion-Picture Machine
237. Substitute for Cleats on Boards
238. Attaching Door Knobs to Locks
239. A Finger-Nail Buffer
240. Grinding Chisel Edges
241. Reducing Amperage of a Fuse Wire
242. Dip-Plating Process
243. A Model Steam-Turbine Boat
244. Plant Shelf for a Window
245. A Camera Support
246. Combination Tool for Amateur Draftsmen
247. Varnishing Bases for Electric Apparatus
248. Waterproof Shoe Dressing
249. An Adjustable Bench Stop
250. A Crochet Hook
251. Writing Board for Children
252. Geometric Principle in Line Division
253. Repairing a Broken Whip
254. Repairing a Worn Thimble
255. A Small Torch
256. Fountain Attachment for an Ordinary Pen
257. Homemade Cut Press
258. An Electrical Testing Instrument for Experimenters
259. Softening the Tone of a Talking Machine
260. A Musical Doorbell By H. Marcelle
261. Replacing Buckle Tongues
262. Drying Towels in Photographer's Dark Room
263. An Electric Chime Clock By John E. Mahlmeister
264. Hinges Used to Substitute Night Bolt
265. Propellers for a Hand Sled
266. A Self-Feeding Match Box
267. Corks-in-a-Box Trick
268. A Disk-Armature Motor
269. Repairing Marble
270. The Construction of a Simple Wireless Telephone Set By A. E. Andrews
271. How to Lock a Tenoned Joint
272. Fitting a Large Cork in a Small Bottle
273. A Homemade Wet Battery
274. The Construction of a Simple Wireless Telephone Set By A. E. Andrews
275. An Electric Incubator
276. A Cover for Magazines
277. An Optical Illusion
278. Temperature Alarm
279. Paper Smoother and Penwiper
280. Stereoscopic Pictures with an Ordinary Camera
281. How to Make a Paper Drinking Cup
282. A Hand Corn Sheller
283. A Shaft Coupling
284. Reading the Date of a Worn Coin
285. Making a Knife an Easy Opener
286. Construction of a Small Bell-Ringing Transformer By A. E. Andrews
287. Spirit Photographs
288. Construction of a Small Bell-Ringing Transformer By A. E. Andrews

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