In mounting the holder on the typewriter, the uprights are drilled at the base to engage the two small screws at the side of the carriage back of the roller. The exact location of these holes will vary in machines of the different makes. Next, the uprights are clamped into place with the screws, one at each end of the carriage. Then determine the distance between the arms of the uprights, drill a corresponding hole at each end of the guide-and-cutter plate, and fasten the plate to the uprights with small stove bolts. The roll of paper is placed on the rod and fed between the machine platen and roller as with single sheets. When the article or memorandum being written is finished, the paper is held against the guide plate and the blade of a pocketknife inserted in the slot. Passing the blade the length of the slot cuts off the paper, or it may be torn off at the slot. The end of the paper roll is again fed into the machine, ready for another operation.
Handy Paring Knife Made from Old Hacksaw Blade
A Serviceable Paring Knife Made from a Piece of Hacksaw Blade, and Details of Its Construction: The Handle and Blade are Held Together with a Rivet and a Lead Ferrule
With a little work a hacksaw blade, or a portion of one, can be made into a paring knife that will prove very durable because of the excellent quality of the steel. Two pieces of hard wood should be cut into the shapes shown and riveted together with one end of the blade between them. After putting a paper mold about the end of the handle from which the steel projects, melted lead is poured into it, to form a collar that will hold the parts firmly together. The exposed part of the saw can then be ground as desired.
Washing Machine Equipped with Churn Attachment
Without Impairing the Usefulness of this Washing Machine a Plunger has been Attached to the Flywheel Which Does the Work of a Churn, a Jar for the Cream being Installed as Shown
The owner of a power-driven family washing machine has provided an attachment for it with which he churns cream at a little additional expenditure of energy. A wooden plunger was bolted to the outside of the flywheel and its upper end placed between two rollers set in a metal frame attached to the side of the tub. Enough play was allowed between the rollers to permit the plunger to move up and down freely. A framework large enough to hold a glass fruit jar was attached to the side of the plunger, a thumbscrew being provided in its upper end with which the jar is held firmly in place. As the flywheel revolves, the movement of the plunger thoroughly agitates the contents of the jar.—Dale R. Van Horn, North Loup, Neb.