Fig. 119.—Broom stick rollers fitted in box.
Fig. 120.—Blocks of wood across each end of bottom of box.
Find or make a wooden box about twelve inches high, eighteen inches wide and eight inches deep; carefully pry off one of the eighteen-inch sides and cut two round holes through the top of the box, one at each end, two inches from the front and one and one-fourth inch from the end; then turn the box over and cut corresponding holes through the bottom; reverse the box again, bringing the right side up ([Fig. 118]). The holes on the bottom must be exactly under those on the top and all four holes must be only large enough to allow the roller to slip in, and while in, to turn easily (see [Fig. 119]). Remove the rollers and nail a strip of wood two inches thick across each end of the bottom of the box ([Fig. 120]). Then hammer two strong staple-tacks on each roller two and one-half inches from the top, or smaller end, and on opposite sides of the stick; guide the tacks so they will incline very slightly upward while being hammered in ([Fig. 121]).
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