The Partitions, a pattern for which is shown in [Fig. 99], can be made quicker by omitting the doorway, but this is easy to cut by sawing along the sides and then splitting out the piece between the saw cuts.
The Elevator Car should be built up of cigar-box wood, as shown in [Figs. 101] and [102]. The front portion (D) should be about 3 inches wide, 2½ inches deep, and 4 inches high, and the rear portion (E) should be of the same width, 2 inches deep, and 2½ inches high. Fasten these upon the base piece F as shown.
The Elevator Guides. Bore the holes G through the top and bottom of the car, close to the sides, for guide wires H to run through ([Figs. 101] and [102]). These holes may be bored with a screw-eye if you haven't a gimlet or drill. Bell-wire, or almost any wire that you have on hand, will do for the guides. Fasten two screw-eyes into the under side of the top of the shaft, the same distance apart as holes G, and in the proper position so they will come exactly over them (I, [Fig. 100]). Use the car for determining these measurements. Then bore two holes through the bottom of the shaft directly below the screw-eyes (J, [Fig. 100]). Attach the wire to one screw-eye, run it down through holes G in the car, through one of the holes J, then across to and up through the other hole J, up through the other set of holes G in the car, and attach to the second screw-eye I.
The Cables. The elevator is lifted by means of cord L ([Figs. 97] and [101]). Fasten this cord to a tack driven into the top of the car, then run it up and over spool M ([Figs. 97] and [101]), over spool N ([Fig. 97]), and tie to weight K.
The Counter-balance. A bottle, filled with sand to make it weigh more than twice as much as the car, should be used for this. Screw a small screw-eye into the cork to tie the cord to.
The counter-balance runs up and down in
The Smoke-stack, which is fastened to the back of the building ([Fig. 97]). Make the stack of cardboard mailing-tubes, joining them end to end with bands of paper pasted around them. Fasten the stack to the back of the building with wire straps, and brace the top as shown in [Fig. 96], but leave it unattached until you have adjusted
