The Boy Mechanic, Book 2: 1000 Things for Boys to Do, Volume 4 Papyras Classics

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2: 1000 Things for Boys to Do, Volume 4

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Contents

  1. Mirror Hinged to Window Casing
  2. A Cleaning Bath for Silverware
  3. To Prevent Poultry Water from Freezing
  4. How to Make a Letter Scale
  5. Summer Dish Washing
  6. Nozzle Angle for Lawn Sprinkling
  7. Simple Methods of Connecting Call Bells
  8. Refrigerator for Dry and Warm Climates
  9. Pencil-Sharpening Guide
  10. Homemade Hinges
  11. Skimmer for Bottled Milk
  12. How to Preserve Putty
  13. How to Build a Simple Electric Motor By A. G. McClure
  14. How to Make a Humidity Indicator
  15. The "Q" Trick
  16. To Keep Ants Away From Food
  17. Vaulting-Pole Holder
  18. Flying Model Aeroplane for a Display
  19. An Electric Time Light
  20. A Small Shocking Machine
  21. Secret Compartment in Ordinary Table Drawer
  22. Inflating Handballs
  23. A Garden-Bed Scarecrow
  24. Measuring the Length of Wire Wound on a Spool
  25. Homemade Lawn Sprinkler
  26. Homemade Toy Bank
  27. An Electric Anemometer By Wm. H. Dettman
  28. How to Make Stick Shellac
  29. Substitute for a Hose Reel
  30. Addressing a Roll of Papers
  31. Repairing the Bruised Sides of a Motorboat
  32. How to Make an Electric Lamp Flasher
  33. Timing Photograph Prints
  34. Supports for Camp-Fire Utensils
  35. A Rotary Tuning Coil
  36. Preparing Sheet Music for Turning
  37. Toy Parachute Cut-Away for Kite Lines
  38. How to Make an Electric Furnace
  39. Cleaning Brass Articles
  40. A Whetting Block
  41. Submarine Photographs
  42. Mending Paper-Pulp Utensils
  43. A Homemade Mailing Tube
  44. Cutter for Lace Leather
  45. Refinishing Chairs
  46. An Electric Gas Lighter
  47. Stretching Tight-Fitting Shoes
  48. Pad for a Percolator
  49. Compass Time Chart
  50. Reversing Switch for Small Motors
  51. Adjustable Rod for Potted Plants
  52. Wrench for Different-Size Nuts
  53. A Simple Sextant
  54. How to Make a Taper Ferrule
  55. How to Make a Continuously Ringing Bell
  56. A Mission-Style Inkstand
  57. Raising Dents in Wood
  58. Carrying Two Pails in One Hand
  59. Preserving Paint in Open Cans
  60. Jelly-Straining Stand
  61. Renewing Dry Batteries
  62. Workbench Equipment for a Table Top
  63. A Nonsticking Drawer Guide
  64. A Milk Stool
  65. Sounder for Wireless-Telegraph Messages
  66. Joint for Mission Furniture
  67. A Towel Roller
  68. An Electric Shaving Mug
  69. A Handbag Lock
  70. An Emery-Cloth Holder
  71. The Operation of the Compass
  72. Thawing Out Frozen Pipes
  73. A Wire Clothespin
  74. Vent for Pouring Heavy Liquids
  75. A Hat Hanger
  76. Repairing a Broken Tenon on a Chair Post
  77. Substitute for an Iron-Holder Knob
  78. An Egg-Frying Pan
  79. A Sander Mandrel for the Lathe
  80. How to Construct a Simple Galvanometer
  81. Experiments with Camphor
  82. Boiling Cracked Eggs
  83. A Trousers Hanger
  84. Removing Tight-Fitting Can Covers
  85. A Skimming Spoon
  86. How to Make Falling Blocks
  87. Writing Name Reversed on Paper Placed on Forehead
  88. Use for an Old Table
  89. How to Make a Small Rheostat
  90. Folding Arms for Clothesline Posts
  91. A Folding Bookrack
  92. A Simple Balance
  93. An Ink Eraser
  94. Gate Fasteners
  95. A Compensating Siphon
  96. A Polarity Indicator
  97. Small Steam-Engine Cylinders Made from Seamless Brass Tubing
  98. A Pocket Direct-Current Voltmeter
  99. Falling Leaves in a Nature Scene
  100. Home or Traveling Utility Bed Pocket
  101. A Paper Perforator
  102. Turning Brass Rings
  103. An Electric Fountain By Walter P. Butler
  104. A Mystery Coin Box
  105. How to Make a Small Series Motor
  106. Cooler for Milk and Butter
  107. Rubber Bumper on a Water Faucet
  108. Boring a Clean-Edged Hole
  109. Drilling Thin Metal
  110. Flexible-Cord Adjuster for an Electrical Flatiron
  111. A Wood Clothes Peg
  112. To Make Scratch Pads of Old Labels
  113. How to Make an Electric Heater
  114. A Molding-Sawing Block Used on a Bench
  115. Pipe Caps Used as Castings for Engine Pistons
  116. An Electric Horn
  117. Combination Meat Saw and Knife
  118. Clamp Used as a Vise
  119. Wire Expansion Meter
  120. How to Make a Fire and Burglar Alarm
  121. Removing a Rear Bicycle Sprocket
  122. Hand Propeller-Wheel Attachment for a Rowboat
  123. An Attached Back for a Photographic Printing Frame
  124. Repairing a Worn Stop Cock
  125. Tool Holders Made of Brass Clips
  126. Removing Perspiration Stains from Delicate Cloth
  127. Buttonhole Cutter
  128. Filing Small Rods in a Lathe
  129. A D'Arsonval Galvanometer
  130. How to Make Advertising Lantern Slides
  131. Utilizing Old Brush Handles
  132. Preserving Paints and Pastes
  133. A Burner for Soldering Small Work
  134. A Safety-Match-Box Holder
  135. Removing Ink Stains from Book Leaves
  136. A Needle-Spray Nozzle
  137. How to Make an Electrotype Stamp
  138. A Cover for a Bottle
  139. Boring a Long Hole
  140. Covering for a Gas-Stove Top
  141. Homemade Skis
  142. How to Make a Dry Cell
  143. A Hose-Nozzle Handle
  144. Guide for Cutting Mortises
  145. Insect-Proof Poultry Roost
  146. To Prevent Shade Rollers from Unwinding
  147. A Screen and Storm-Door Cushion
  148. Repairing a Coaster Brake
  149. Flypaper Holder
  150. A Fish Rake
  151. To Harden Small Blocks of Wood
  152. Homemade Clothesline Reel
  153. Gear-Cutting Machine
  154. A Potato Peeler
  155. An Easy Way to Develop Roll Film
  156. A Shoe Hanger
  157. How to Make a Small Vertical Drill
  158. Decorating Candles
  159. Homemade Hacksaw Frame
  160. Drill Press on an Ordinary Brace
  161. Homemade Picture-Frame Miter Box
  162. Tank-Development Methods Used in Tray Development
  163. A Pushmobile Racer for Ice
  164. Homemade Ellipsograph By Chelsea Curtis Fraser
  165. Protector Cap for a Chisel Handle
  166. Sweeping Compound
  167. Freezing a Basin to a Chair
  168. An Envelope and Stamp Moistener
  169. A Homemade Drill Press
  170. Arts-Crafts Leather Work By Mary C. Scovel
  171. How to Make a Wood Lathe
  172. To Reduce the Gasoline Consumption of an Automobile
  173. Cutting a Tin Ball from a Child's Finger
  174. Child's Seat for Theaters
  175. Holding Spoon on a Hot Dish
  176. Locating Gas and Electric Fixtures in the Dark
  177. A Pea-Shooting Gun
  178. Coloring Electric-Light Globes
  179. Support for an Open Book
  180. Arts-Crafts Leather Work By Mary C. Scovel
  181. Furnace Electrodes of Lead Pencils
  182. Coat and Trousers Hangers
  183. Mending Broken Fountain-Pen Barrels
  184. Jig-Saw Blades
  185. Leaded-Glass Panels for Furniture
  186. Raising Cucumbers on a Trellis
  187. A Barrel Boat
  188. Homemade Wing Nuts
  189. A Spool-and-Ball Puzzle
  190. To Start the Ink Flowing from a Drawing Pen
  191. A Pencil-Sharpener Stick
  192. Splice for Round Belts
  193. Amateur Mechanic's Combination Lathe By Joe V. Romig
  194. Hanging a Clothesline Taut
  195. A Double Latch for a Door
  196. Maulstick Used as a Ruler
  197. Hinge with a Wide Swing
  198. A Detachable Clamp for Stairway Handrails
  199. A Homemade Leather Punch
  200. A Wood-Scraper Handle
  201. Polishing Gunstocks
  202. A Prick-Punch Center Gauge
  203. A Whirligig Clapper
  204. Box Partitions
  205. Safety Catch for a Flour Bin
  206. A Homemade Whistle
  207. How to Emboss Stationery
  208. A Homemade Hydrometer
  209. A Stirring Stick
  210. A Telescoping Support for a Hinged Shelf
  211. A Bug Powder
  212. How the Capacity of an Incubator may be Doubled
  213. Homemade Rivet Set
  214. Wash Bottle for Laboratory Use
  215. Typewriting on Card Stock
  216. A Furniture Polish
  217. Pointed End on a Hoe
  218. Starting a Siphon
  219. A Homemade Blowtorch
  220. A Rule Gauge
  221. A Match Holder
  222. Trick Bottles and Glasses By George W. Catlin
  223. Do You Know a Boy Who is Waiting for this Book?

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