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

Part II--Construction, 352

Chapter 141,431 wordsPublic domain

Cooking Food in Paper, 168 Cooler for Milk and Butter, 405 Cooling Tube for Laboratory Still, 187 Coop, Poultry, 247 Copying Stand for Photographic Enlarging and Reducing, 232 Cord, Flexible, Adjuster for Electric Flatiron, 406 Cores for Use in Babbitt Metal, 304 Cork, Large, Fitting in Small Bottle, 339 Removing, from Bottle, 295 Cork Puller, 173, 252 Cork-Covered Clothes Peg, 182 Corks-in-a-Box Trick, 335 Corks, To Prevent Sticking in Bottle Necks, 174 Corn Sheller, Hand, 347 Homemade, 150 Corner Cleaner Attached to Scrubbing Brush 12 Corner Joints, Picture-Frame, 176 Corners in Steps, Broom for Sweeping Out, 295 Corrosion, Protecting Binding Posts on Wet Batteries from, 252 Costumer, How to Make, 42 Couch-Cover Corner, Tying Rosette in, 310 Countersink for Wood, Homemade, 154 Coupling, Shaft, 347 Court-Plaster, Liquid, 246 Cover, Detachable Hinged, for Kettles, 123 for Bottle, 420 for Magazines, 344 Slide-Opening, for Plate Holder, 104 Cover Strainer, 149 Covering for Chalk Trays, 274 Covering for Gas-Stove Top, 420 Cradle, Combination Settee Rocker and, 46 Homemade, 273 Crease in Soft Hat, To Keep, 254 Crochet Hook, 325 Croquet Arches, White Rubber on, 121 Croquet Mallets Protected by Metal Rings, 225 Croquet Playing, Night, 251 Crystallization Shown on Screen, 216 Cucumbers, Raising on Trellis, 445 Cup, Paper Drinking, 188 Paper Drinking, How to Make, 346 Curling-Iron Heater, 126 Curtain Hanger, 274 Curtain Stop, 296 Curtain, Stretching, without Frame, 158 Cushion, Screen and Storm-Door, 422 Cuspidor Carrier, 279 Cut Press, Homemade, 327 Cut, Starting Saw, 252 Cutter, Buttonhole, 414 Cutter for Lace Leather, 376 Cutter Made of Wafer Razor Blade, 240 Cyclemobile, 135 Cylinders, Small Steam-Engine, Made from Seamless Brass Tubing, 396

Dampness, Keeping Out, 134 Dark, Locating Droplight in, 123 Dark Room, Brush Hanger for, 156 Photographer's, Drying Towels in, 331 D'Arsonval Galvanometer, 415 Date of Worn Coin, Reading, 347 Decorating Candles, 426 Decoration, Forcing Fruit Blossoms for, 12 Decorative Wood Panels, 58 Demagnetize a Watch, How to, 290 Demagnetizer, Watch, How to Make, 150 Dents in Wood, Raising, 381 Desk, Sloping, Telephone Stand for, 112 Develop Roll Film, Easy Way to, 425 Developing Machine, 236 Developing Tray Made of Tin Can, 121 Developing-Tray Rocker, 224 Dibble, Homemade, 246 Die-and-Box Trick, 141 Dip, Bright, for Metal, 250 Dip-Plating Process, 323 Dish or Floor Mop, Endless, 29 Dish Washing, Summer, 356 Dishpan, Sink a Substitute for, 197 Disk-Armature Motor, 336 Disk-Throwing Pistol, 244 Display, Flying Model Aeroplane for, 361 Display Holder for Coins, 53 Displaying Dye Colors, 244 Displaying Magazines, Holders for, 320 Dissolving Coin Trick, 272 Distance Chart for Wireless Stations, 269 Distance Marker for Printing Photographs, 226 Distilling Apparatus for Water, 112 Dog, Chained, Exerciser for, 117 Dogs, Lathe, 319 Door, Double Latch for, 451 Door Fastener, 163 Door Hinges, Locking Screws in, 102 Door Knobs, Attaching to Locks, 322 Door Stop, 157 Doorbell Alarm, 160 Doorbell, Musical, 329 Doors, Two Joining, Catch to Hold Open, 77 Doorway, Fastening Portière Pole in, 227 Dory Rudder, Holder for, 68 Dovetail Joint, Laying Out, 247 Dowel-Turning Tool, 285 Drafts, Window Ventilator to Prevent, 248 Draftsmen, Amateur, Combination Tool for, 324 Drawer, Automatically Closing, 173 Combination Lock for, 169 Ordinary Table; Secret Compartment in, 364 Drawer Guide, Nonsticking, 383 Drawers, Several, Locking with One Lock, 101 Drawing Instruments, Substitutes for, 146 Drawing Pen, To Start Ink Flowing from, 446 Dressing, Shoe, Waterproof, 325 Drill Press, Homemade, 431 Homemade Hand, 242 on Ordinary Brace, 427 Drill, Small Vertical, How to Make, 426 To Prevent from Catching as It Passes through Metal, 26 Drilling Thin Metal, 406 Drinking Cup, Paper, 188 Paper, How to Make, 346 Drinking Glasses, Separating, 164 Drinking Tube, 92 Drip-Pan Alarm, 178 Drip Pan, Locating Under Refrigerator, 307 Driver, Screweye, 231 Driving Screws, 310 Droplight, Locating in Dark, 123 Dropper and Cork for Medicine Bottles, 248 Dry and Warm Climates, Refrigerator for, 357 Dry Batteries, Preserving, 192 Renewing, 382 Testing, 266 Dry Cell, How to Make, 421 Drying Seeds, 288 Drying Small Laundered Articles, 58 Drying Towels in Photographer's Dark Room, 331 Dustpan, Long Handle for, 243 Dye Colors, Displaying, 244

Ear Repair on a Bucket, 175 Ebony, Imitating on Oak, 193 Edging Flower Beds, 165 Egg Boiler, 190 Egg-Frying Pan, 388 Egg Separator, Homemade, 153 Eggs, Cracked, Boiling, 391 Lifter for Removing from Hot Water 78 Electric Anemometer, 367 Electric Apparatus, Varnishing Bases for, 324 Electric Bed Warmer, Homemade, 154 Electric Chime Clock, 332 Electric Display for Show Window, 52 Electric Fishing Signal, How to Make, 98 Electric Fixtures, Curved, Pulling Wire through, 173 Electric Flatiron, Flexible-Cord Adjuster for, 406 Electric Fountain, 401 Electric Furnace, How to Make, 373 Small, How to Make, 229 Electric Gas Lighter, 376 Electric Heater, How to Make, 407 Electric Horn, 409 Electric Incubator, 343 Electric Indicator, Wind Vane with, How to Build, 305 Electric Lamp Flasher, How to Make, 370 Electric Lamp Reflector for Target, 196 Electric Light, Bicycle Oil Lamp Changed to 78 Electric Light Bracket, Swinging, 284 Electric Light Bulb as Barometer, 280 Electric Light Globes, Coloring, 438 Electric Light Globes, Paper Shades for, 316 Electric Light Mystery, 168 Electric Lights Controlled from Two or More Switches, 276 Electric Motor, Simple, How to Build, 359 Electric Score Board for Indoor Games, 277 Electric Shaving Mug, 385 Electric Stirring-Machine, 165 Electric Switch for Exposing Photographic Printing-Papers, 181 Electric Test for Fixtures, 288 Electric Time Light, 362 Electric Water Heater, 89, 243 Electrical Apparatus-- Alarm to Designate Filled Storage Battery, 253 Armatures for Small Motors, 124 Bed Warmer, Homemade, 154 Bell, Continuously Ringing, How to Make, 381 Bell-Ringing Transformer, Construction of Small, 348, 352 Disk-Armature Motor, 336 Doorbell Alarm, 160 Door Lock, Combination Electrically Operated, 110 Dry Cell, How to Make a, 421 Electric Display for Show Window, 52 Electric Fishing Signal, 98 Electric Stirring Machine, 165 Electric Water Heater, 89 Electrotype Stamp, How to Make an, 419 Galvanometer, D'Arsonval, 415 Galvanometer, Simple, How to Construct a, 389 Fire and Burglar Alarm, How to Make a, 411 Holding Small Armatures for Winding, 118 Musical Doorbell, 329 Pocket Direct-Current Voltmeter, 397 Quickly Made Rheostat, 178 Reversing Switch for Small Motors, 378 Rheostat, How to Make a Small, 393 Rotary Tuning Coil, 372 Series Motor, How to Make a Small, 403 Simple Methods of Connecting Call Bells, 356 Small Shocking Machine, 363 Telegraph Sounder, Homemade, 119 Temperature Alarm, 345 Variable Condenser, 129 Vibrator for Spark Coil, 309 Wet Battery, Homemade, 340 Wire Expansion Meter, 410 Wireless Telephone Set, Construction of Simple, 337, 341 Electrical Contacts, Cartridge Shells Used for, 285 Electrical Testing Instrument for Experimenters, 328 Electrically Ignited Flash Light for Making Photographs, 239 Electrically Operated Camera Shutter, 234 Electrically Operated Door Lock, Combination, 110 Electrodes, Furnace, of Lead Pencils, 441 Electrolytic Interrupter, How to Make, 241 Electroplating, Inlaying-Metals by, 171 Electroplating without a Tank, 234 Electrotype Stamp, How to Make, 419 Ellipsograph, Homemade, 429 Emboss Stationery, How to, 454 Embossed Letters, Air Pencil to Make, 29 Emery-Cloth Holder, 386 Engine, Homemade Steam-Turbine, 180 Engine Pistons, Pipe Caps Used as Castings for, 408 Engine, Thermo, Atmospheric, 120 Enlarging Camera, Homemade, 219 Enlarging Photographs, 217 Enlarging Pictures, 269 Envelope and Stamp Moistener, 431 Envelope, Special, To Make, 67 Eraser Holder, 175 Eraser, Ink, 395 Escapement Wheel of Clock, Repairing Worn 72 Exerciser for a Chained Dog, 117 Exerciser, Homemade, 299 Expansion Meter, Wire, 410 Experiment, Interesting, 302 Interesting Vacuum, 250 Experimenters, Electrical Testing Instrument for, 328 Experiments with Camphor, 391 Exterior Sliding Fly Screen, 231 Extracting a Broken Screw, 134 Extractor, Sliver, 250 Eye Shield for Microscope, 153

Fabrics, Setting Colors in, 223 Falling-Blocks, How to Make, 392 Fastener, Door, 163 Bed-Cover, 55 Collar, 56 Fastening Loose Table Legs, 289 Fastening Screws in Tile and Brick Walls, 292 Faucet, Water, Rubber Bumper on, 406 Feeding-Table, Turn, for Birds, 137 Felt, Mending Break in, 192 Fencing, Poultry, Stretching, 253 Ferris Wheel, Playground, 161 Ferrule, Taper, How to Make, 380 Figures, Puzzle with, 289 File, Inexpensive, 286 Filing Flat Surfaces, 296 Filing Soft Metals, 102 Film-Developing Machine, Adjustable, 208 Film, Roll, Easy Way to Develop, 425 Filter, Automatic, 148 Force, Laboratory, 119 in a Pump Spout, 189 Water, 109 Finder for Cameras, Homemade Direct-View, 54 Finger Marks, Removing from Books, 200 Finger Nail Buffer, 322 Finger Protection on Laboratory Vessels, 170 Finger-Ring Trick, 56 Fire and Burglar Alarm, How to Make, 411 Fireflies, Theatrical Night Scene with Appearance of, 162 Fish, Game, Attractor for, 97 Preventing Loss of, from Covered Baskets, 208 To Hold While Removing Scales, 309 Fish Rake, 423 Fish-Scaling Knife, 182 Fish Stringer, 146 Fishhooks, Carrier for, 269 Carrying in, Cane Pole, 58 Fishing, Live Bait Used in, 261 Fishing-Rod Joints, Holding Together, 201 Fishing-Rod Making and Angling: