Making the Handle.—A handle should next be made from a piece of tin 1½ by 8 inches. The handle should be made tapering and a dimensioned drawing for this is shown in [Fig. 33]. When the tin is cut to the shape shown the dividers should be set to ³⁄₁₆ inch and a line scribed ³⁄₁₆ inch inside each side of the handle. The tin should be folded over on these lines so that the sides of the handle will be nicely rounded and made stronger. Directions for making a straight fold will be found on [page 50] and need not be repeated here as the operation is very simple.
Fig. 33.
The handle should be shaped as shown in [Fig. 34]. It may be shaped or formed up by placing it over a round anvil and using a mallet in exactly the same way that the handle of the biscuit cutter was formed, see [Fig. 35], except that the handle for the candlestick will have a better appearance if the folds are left on the outside, see [Fig. 34].
Fig. 34.
Fig. 35.
The ends of the handle should be bent over at right angles as shown in [Fig. 34]. The small end hooks over the drip cup and the large end hooks over the edge of the tray or bottom of the candlestick.
The different parts of the candlestick are now ready to be soldered together. The socket should be fitted into the drip cup and these two soldered together first. Apply the solder to the bottom of the drip cup and socket in the angle where the socket and the drip cup meet, as shown in [Fig. 32].