An ordinary wire nail, 3 in. long, bent as shown and with its head filed square, makes a good tool for turning in screweyes. The square head is readily held in the chuck on most braces. The screweye can be turned in with greater speed than by the ordinary method.—Contributed by Robert T. Johnston, Buffalo, New York.
Copying Stand for Photographic Enlarging and Reducing
A camera stand or table, which can be put to many uses, is easily made and, when made, will be of particular service, says Work, London, for enlarging, reducing, copying, and, with a slight modification, for making lantern slides by reduction.
Copying with a camera on a tripod is always a more or less complicated job, because of the ease with which a picture, being focused, may be thrown out of focus, and even out of the field of view, the camera not being attached to the same support as the picture. With the stand shown in the illustration, the picture is attached to the same support as the camera. This makes it possible to place the apparatus on a table, out in the open, or in any other suitable position, where the light may be best for the work. When used for enlarging with artificial light it will also be found convenient, as it may be placed in any position in a darkened room.
Camera Stand for Use in Copying and Enlarging, as Well as for Making Lantern Slides (Fig. 1)
The size of the stand will depend on the sizes of pictures to be made, but it is better to have it too large than too small, as a small camera can be used on a large stand while a small stand would be of only limited use. The general appearance of the stand is shown in Fig. 1. The material list is as follows:
| 2 | Sides, 1/2 in. by 9-1/2 in. by 5 ft., S-2-S. |
| 4 | Crosspieces, 1/2 in. by 3 in. by 1 ft. 7 in., S-2-S. |
| 4 | Guides, 3/4 in. by 1-1/4 in. by 2 ft. 6 in., S-2-S. |
| 2 | Bottom Pieces, 1 in. by 9 in. by 2 ft. 6 in., S-2-S. |
| 1 | Easel, 3/4 in. by 1 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft., S-2-S. |
| 2 | Cleats, 1/2 in. by 1-1/2 in. by 1 ft. 4 in., S-2-S. |