Stock: 1⁄4 × 1 × 6 ins.
Directions: The eye is made first. Heat the piece red hot. Fuller down the stick 5⁄8 in. from one end, and 2 ins. from the fullered mark put in another. The distance between the fullered marks should be 2 ins. Draw out the space between the fullered marks to 5⁄8 in. in width, 21⁄2 ins. long. Cut the corners off the piece left on the end, as shown by the drawing. Round this up with the hammer on the anvil. Punch a hole in the middle of the eye, but keep the thickness the same during all the work. To make the body of the piece, where the slot is, 2 ins. from the shoulder fuller the end down to 5⁄16 in. from the end. Draw out this end to 15⁄16 in. in length. This forms the loop, and at the same time it tapers to a sharp end. (See [drawing].) The piece is now ready for punching. Mark places for the punch holes, then cut between the holes with a hot chisel. In this way the centre piece is cut out, forming the slot. If this is carefully done little work will be required to finish it. The slot is filed out if any rough places are left. The end is bent up. Sometimes a ring is put in it, as a door pull, and sometimes the latch itself is used for the pull.
Dividers
Pair of dividers: Perhaps the simplest way to make a pair of dividers is to get a pair of buggy top joint butts, 1⁄2 in. size. Weld to each of the legs a piece of steel to form the two legs for the dividers. Begin about 1 in. back of the weld and draw the legs out tapering, octagonal in shape and rounding toward extreme sharp points. Place a washer on each side of the joint, and rivet the ends together with a steel rivet. If carefully done the dividers will require no wings. If wings are required they can be made by punching a slot 1⁄2 × 1⁄8 in. in each of the legs, 2 ins. from the joint. In each of these slots drill holes, in one a 1⁄8-in. hole and in the other a hole for a 3⁄16-in. tap. Drill both sets of holes through the legs. Tap out the one and make a thumb screw to fit. This is done by drawing out a 3⁄8-in. stem on the end of a 3⁄8-in. rod and cutting off 3⁄8 in. of this to form the head of the thumb screw. Heat this end and flatten down. Finish up with a few strokes of the file. Cut a 3⁄16-in. thread on the end. Screw it into the dividers. Draw out a wing 3⁄8 in. wide, 1⁄8 in. thick, to fit the slot. Bend it into a semicircle and place it into the slot. Open the dividers. See that it swings round on this circle. Drill a small hole in the end of the wing to fit the 1⁄8-in. hole drilled into the leg and rivet it into the slot. This makes a pair of dividers that can be used for all classes of work.
Thumb nut