The boy mechanic, book 3, Volume 4

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Contents

1. The Glass-and-Hat Trick
2. Wire-Mesh Support for Flower Centerpiece
3. False Bottom for Emptying Wastebasket
4. Making Use of Refrigerator in Winter
5. Inkwell Base Made from Fuse Socket
6. Valve-Bottom Pail for Dipping Water
7. A Shoe-Polishing Strop
8. A Magic Cabinet
9. Countersinking a Hole Smoothly
10. Receptacle for Shellac Varnish
11. Homemade Vaporizer
12. Tooth Powder Used on Tracing Cloth
13. A Small Gas Furnace
14. The Magic Clock Hand
15. Uses for Steel Wool
16. Turning Long Wood Rods
17. Hanging Ladder for a Hatchway
18. An Oilcan Stopper
19. Enamel for Steel Fishing Rods
20. Bench Receptacles for Small Articles
21. Ruler with Round and Flat Edges
22. A Trouser Hanger
23. An Emergency Alcohol Stove
24. Fireside Dissolving Views By Susan E. W. Jocelyn
25. Imitation-Celluloid Scales and Name Plates
26. Direct View Finder for a Box Camera
27. Checking a Rip in Tire Tubes
28. Protecting Wall Back of Range or Sink
29. Polishing with a Hand Drill
30. Releasing a Parachute from a Kite
31. A Trick Blotter
32. Magic Candles Explained By Clifford Wayne
33. Desk Slide in Top of Drawer
34. Repairing a Broken Fly-Screen Frame
35. Raising the Temperature of a Room
36. A Carbon Electric Water Heater
37. Preventing Looseness of Drawer Handles
38. An Electrical Dancer
39. Child’s Swing Built of Pipes in Narrow Space
40. Door Bumpers Raise Height of Chair
41. A Homemade Hawaiian Ukulele By S. H. Samuels
42. Homemade Suitcase Extension
43. Putty Deadens Glossy Surfaces in Photography
44. Coop for Sitting Hens
45. Smoking of Lamp Overcome by Increasing Draft
46. Pencil Sharpener Made of Wafer Razor Blade
47. Device for Sharpening Fiber Phonograph Needles
48. Canoe or Boat Stored in Pulley Slings
49. Clod Rake Protects Corn in Cultivating
50. Curious Support for Call Bell
51. Ordinary Pen Converted into Fountain Pen
52. Screwdriver Made from Buttonhook
53. Guarding a Camp Chest against Theft
54. A Toy Horse That Walks
55. Safeguarding Contents of Unsealed Envelopes
56. Revolving Outdoor Lunch Table
57. A Penny-in-the-Slot Newspaper Stand
58. Pedals for Typewriter Space and Shift Keys Increase Speed
59. Timing Pointer on Watch Crystal
60. Portable Tent Made from an Umbrella and Paper Muslin
61. Memorandum List for Camping and Outing Trips
62. A Homemade Trouble Lamp
63. Pulley and Weight Exerciser Homemade in the Orient
64. Scoop on Painter’s Knife Catches Scrapings
65. Gas-Hose Bracket for Ironing or Shop Use
66. Homemade Guide for Photo and Paper Trimmer
67. Joining Broken Liquid Column in Thermometer
68. Umbrella Used as a Clothes Drier
69. Metal Band Stiffens Brush
70. Rubber Band Prevents Tangling of Telephone Cord
71. Improvised Trousers Hanger in Train Berth
72. Headrest for Porch Swing
73. Fruit-Picking Pole with Gravity Delivery Chute
74. A Set of Electric Chimes
75. Tabs for Turning Sheet Music Quickly
76. A Springy Hammock Support Made of Boughs
77. A Revolving Card, or Ticket, Holder
78. Testing Direct Current Polarity with Litmus Paper
79. An Automatic Fishhook
80. Temporary Binder for Magazines
81. Combination Workshop Seat
82. Substitute for Rivets in Couches
83. A Nonbinding Tool-Chest Slide Tray
84. A Brooder
85. How to Make a Fancy Buttonhook
86. Hinge Lock for Horizontal Sliding Windows
87. Repairing a Brass Candlestick
88. Hand Guards for Motorcyclists
89. Bicycle-Handle Grip on Rake Handle
90. Removal Marker for Card Index
91. Driving Nails to Prevent Splitting
92. Feeding Geese in a Poultry Yard
93. Homemade Calipers
94. Starting Garden Plants
95. Gas Stove for the Dining Table
96. Castings without Patterns
97. A Developing-Paper Printer
98. Transposing Temperature Readings
99. Protecting Plans in a Shop
100. Homemade Eyebolts
101. To Keep Tan Shoes from Turning Dark
102. A Finger-Trap Trick
103. Homemade Roller Skates
104. How to Make a High Stool
105. Keeping Magazines in a Book Form
106. A Cardboard Creaser
107. A Miniature Illuminating-Gas Plant By Morton Southard
108. Webfoot Attachments for Swimmers
109. Repairing Sectional Spun-Metal Candlesticks
110. Alcohol Blowtorch for Difficult Soldering
111. Preventing Sewing-Machine Thread from Tangling
112. Bearing Made of a Brass Cartridge
113. Lighting a Match in the Wind
114. A Miniature Cement Plant By Morton Southard
115. Gauge for Laying Out Model Gear Wheels
116. Homemade Level
117. A Tuberculosis Cottage By N. F. Fultz
118. To Remove Putty from the Hands
119. Focusing Screen for Enlarging Cameras
120. An Indian Snake Game
121. Storage of Wood for Cabinetwork
122. Hanging Heavy Rug on a Line for Beating
123. Repairing a Broken Metal Cross
124. To Determine the Efficiency of Electrically Heated Devices
125. Earthen Mustard Pots Used as Acid Jars
126. Squeezing Paste from Tubes
127. Seeing an Alternating Current in a Mirror
128. Homemade Screen-Door Check
129. Bushing Made of Brass Tip on Cartridge Fuse
130. Opening Springs for a Tennis-Racket Clamp
131. Magic-Paper Fortune Telling
132. Common Mistakes in Model Making By H. J. Gray
133. Take-Down Emergency Oars
134. How to Make Propeller Blades Quickly
135. Bench Stop
136. How to Make a Good Putty
137. Cupboard for Kitchen Utensils
138. A Diminishing Card Trick
139. Table Sockets for Electrical Heating Apparatus
140. Dressing for Fishline
141. Utensil Rack for Camp Fire
142. Wheelbarrow as Tennis-Court Marker
143. Retouching Negatives for Printing
144. Hand-Operated Whirling Fan
145. Photographing Electric Sparks
146. Cannon-Shell Dinner Bell
147. Use for Old Magazines
148. Flatiron Polisher
149. Clothespin-Basket Hook
150. Leather Tire Patch
151. A Perpetual Whirligig
152. Testing and Caring for Files
153. Catching Large Fish with a Teaspoon
154. An Easily Made Counter
155. To Uncork a Bottle with a String
156. Wood Turning on an Emery Grinder
157. Three Bathroom Kinks
158. Prevents Soiling Goods after Oiling Sewing Machine
159. Roses Tinged Blue by Chemicals
160. Making Photographic Trays
161. Camp Lantern Made of a Tin Can
162. Sidecar for a Parcel-Delivery Bicycle By P. P. Avery
163. Handy Use for Adhesive Tape
164. A Toy Machine Gun That Fires Wooden Bullets
165. Using Plate Holder as Printing Frame
166. Wire Clips Weight Paper in Typewriter
167. Chain Weight Prevents Whipping of Flag
168. Poultry-Fence Construction Economical of Netting
169. A Fort Built of Snow Blocks Made in Box Form
170. Model Steam Tractor Made by Boy
171. Toboggan Made of Old Buggy Shafts
172. Bicycles Driven as Three-Wheel Tandem after Breakdown
173. Test Exposures for Bromide Enlargements
174. Scale on Vaulting Pole Indicates Points of Grip
175. Current of Canal Raises Irrigation Water
176. Protecting an Air Pump against Denting
177. A Feather as an X-Ray Lens
178. Guard Saves Wear on Vest
179. Bilge Water Siphoned Through Water-Jacket Outlet
180. A Hinged Window Box
181. Denatured Alcohol to Start Gasoline Stove
182. Playing-Card Holder
183. Cocoanut-Shell Trays
184. Nail Carrier Made of Cans
185. Stopping Rattle in Motorcycle Stand
186. Novel Covered Box for Index Trays
187. A Simple Barometer
188. Removable Posts for Tennis Court
189. Lightning Switch for Wireless Aerials
190. Stenciling with Photographic Films
191. A Gas-Stove Lighter
192. To Stop Rattling of Windows
193. Practical Bracket for Garden Hose
194. Making Filing Envelopes Quickly
195. Yardstick on Tool Rack
196. Bicycle Runner for Winter Use
197. Homemade Snowshoe Toe Clips
198. Mounting Tracing-Cloth Drawings on Muslin
199. Sandpapering Square Edges on Small Machine Bases
200. Enlarged Lantern Pictures as Guides for Scenic Painting
201. Three-Caster Truck for Moving Crates and Furniture
202. Inserting or Correcting on Typewritten Bound Sheets
203. Tire Pump Made of Gas Piping
204. Aid in Ruling Uniform Cards or Sheets
205. Tinned Staples for Bell-Circuit Wiring
206. Asbestos Table Mats Reinforced with Wire Netting
207. Device for Corrugating Strips
208. Birch-Bark Leggings Made in the Woods
209. Stretcher for Drying Small Fur Hides
210. Reel for Use with Seed-Planting Guide String
211. Kinks on the Care of Umbrellas
212. A Bell-Ringing Mail Box
213. A Simple Polarity Indicator
214. Flash Light Used as a Bedroom Night Light
215. Pie-Plate Gas Heater
216. A Folding Table with Split-Bamboo Tray for Top
217. Small Desk Lamp Supported by Paper Weight
218. Device Frightens Flies at Screen Door
219. Porch Swing Made from Automobile Seat
220. Linoleum Panels for a Homemade Chest
221. Camera for Bird Photography
222. Electric Fan an Aid to Heating Room
223. Cat-and-Bells Scarecrow
224. A Small Hydraulic Turbine By Frank D. Bell
225. Automatic Lock Box for Milk Bottles
226. Uses for an Old Toothbrush
227. A Locking Sheath for Hunter’s Knife
228. Discarded Buggy Springs for Diving Board
229. Water Wheel Turns Spit over Campfire
230. A Detachable Chair Arm
231. Comic Chest Expander for Play or Stage Use
232. Cane Made of Tubing Contains Cigars
233. Key Ring Used as a Cover Fastener
234. Golf Tee Made of a Shotgun Shell
235. Patching Canvas Bottom of a Canoe
236. Handy Tray for Pencils and Penholders
237. Removing Sag from Couch Spring
238. An Effective Combination Lock Easily Made By E. F. Strong
239. A Simple Metal Bird Basin
240. Catch-All Screen inside Hot-Air Register
241. Practical Uses for Old Button Clasps
242. Bark-Covered Porch Light and Plant Shelf
243. Removable Headrest for Chair
244. Rigging Economizes Space in Closet
245. Scoop Made of Box End
246. Mechanical Toy Pigeon Made of Wood
247. Sportsman’s Cabinet for Guns, Equipment, and Books
248. A Photographic-Negative Filing System
249. Knee-Rest Holder for Milking Pail
250. Tool Sockets in Edge of Drawing Board
251. Cart for Carrying Huge Drum in Parade
252. A Homemade Inverted Electric-Light Fixture
253. Laying Out a Horizontal Sundial Plate
254. Homemade Roadster with Motorcycle Engine
255. Mending Aluminum Cooking Utensils
256. Feeding Cards into Typewriter
257. A California Bungalow for Canaries
258. Homemade Device Aids Blind Person in Writing
259. Making Cardboard Tubes for Electrical Coils
260. An Army in a Small Box
261. Liquid-Filled Tray Carried Safely
262. Making an Umbrella Handle Detachable
263. Boys’ Athletic-Equipment Locker
264. Wire Compacts Bristles in Polish or Stencil Brushes
265. Old Table Used as Wall Workbench
266. Lettering Photo Prints without Marking Negative
267. Rope Pad Prevents Slamming of Door
268. Box to Protect Extra Spark Plugs
269. Homemade Spring Wagon Seat
270. Cushioned Chair Made of a Barrel
271. Bicycle Fitted Up to Resemble Motorcycle
272. Toy Submarine Made of Shade Roller
273. Simple Machine for Transmitting Writing
274. Diagonal Corners on Disk-Record Covers
275. Live Poultry Weighed Handily in Funnel Scale
276. Transferring Pictures to Glass
277. An Order-Memo Device for Delivery Routes
278. Model Paddle-Wheel Boats
279. A Small Thresher of Practical Use
280. Moth-Ball Puzzle as Window-Advertising Novelty
281. Record-Cleaning Pad Fixed to Talking Machine
282. Novel Uses for Safety Pins
283. Moving Heavy Objects with a Broom
284. Rear Seat for Motorcycle or Bicycle
285. Changing Wheels Equalizes Wear on Baby-Cab Tires
286. A Craftsman Leather Billfold By Livingston Haviland
287. Lawn Mower Sharpened Efficiently with Simple Rigging
288. Rubber Pads for Opening Screw Watch Bezel
289. Spring Roost Releases Poultry-House Door Latch
290. A Child’s Bell-Ringing Hoop
291. Emergency Camp Stoves Quickly Made
292. Pruning and Brush-Cutting Knife
293. Plier Drives Nails in Backing Picture Frame
294. Clip Holds Flash Lamp on Handlebar as Headlight
295. A Backwoodsman’s Nutcracker
296. Handy Tool for Tightening Wire Spokes in Wheels
297. Bottle Economizes Spray Liquid in Atomizer
298. A Small Rotary Pump Easily Made
299. Cleaning Type Cases with Bicycle Pump
300. Weighted Rope Holds Flag Upright
301. Homemade Gate Sign with Metal Letters
302. Reinforcing the Ends of Rubber Handlebar Grips
303. Film Holder for Photographic Developing
304. Old Sink Installed as Dish-Draining Basin
305. Desk-Light Arm Folds into Pigeonhole
306. A Soldier’s or Traveler’s Kit for Sundries and Toilet Articles
307. Cooling Foodstuffs with a Moist Rag and a Draft
308. Device Quarters and Cores Apples and Other Fruit
309. Detachable Motor-Driven Tire Pump Made of Foot Pump
310. Fisherman’s Pail with Wire-Mesh Cage
311. Reinforcing a Strained Auto-Truck Frame
312. Drying Rack for Shoes and Rubbers
313. Keeping Scissors Blades Apart Lengthens Their Service
314. Making Lead Soldiers and Similar Small Castings By E. R. Garfield
315. A Trap Nest for the Poultry House
316. A Simple Wireless Detector
317. A Wire-Screen Pincushion
318. Straightening Sheets of Paper
319. Emergency Tension Weight Used on Typewriter
320. Improvised Penholder Made with Pencil and Clip
321. Generator Attachment Provides Current for Bicycle Lamp
322. Eccentric Drawbolt Stops Rattling of Door
323. Handy Kink in Addressing Mailing Tubes
324. A Flash-Light Egg-Candling Device
325. Simple Arrangement for Releasing Camera Shutter from Distance
326. A Crossbow Magazine Gun
327. Egg Beater Made into Winder for Model Aeroplanes
328. Stove Lighter with Feeding Wick Guards against Burns
329. Mechanical Toy Alligator of Wood
330. Angle Bracket Gives Leverage on Door Spring
331. Combination Indirect-Light Reflector and Mirror

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