CHAPTER VI[ToC]
ILLUSTRATING SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTAL DEVICES
There are numerous little devices and shop expedients which are desirable, and for which the boy will find uses as he progresses.
We devote this chapter to hints of this kind, all of which are capable of being turned out or utilized at various stages.
Lacing Belts.—To properly lace a belt is quite an art, as many who have tried it know. If a belt runs off the pulley it is attributable to one of three causes: either the pulleys are out of line or the shafts are not parallel or the belt is laced so it makes the belt longer at one margin than the other.
In [Fig. 58] the lacing should commence at the center hole (A) of one belt end and lace outwardly, terminating at the hole (B) in the center of the other belt end, as shown in [Fig. 58].
In [Fig. 59] the lacing commences at A, and terminates at the hole (B) at the edge. This will be ample for all but the widest belts.