Shortening a Box by Bending Up the Bottom after Removing the End and Cutting Down the Sides
If a pasteboard box happens to be too long for a special purpose it can be shortened as shown. The sides are cut down to the bottom and the end removed. The bottom is then bent up on a line between the places where the sides were cut down, to form a new end for the box. The joining parts are then held with a thread or wire fasteners.
Repairing Shade-Roller Springs
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fix the Loosened Spring into Place and the Roller Is in Working Order
Springs of window-shade rollers, which usually break at the tin cap by which they are fastened inside the rod, can be quickly repaired in the following manner:
Remove the ferrule and dogs from the end of the roller and pull out the stick to which the spring is attached. Measure the length of the stick A, Fig. 1, on the roller, and at C cut a small square hole through to the hollow center. Remove the metal cap thus exposed. Fix the cap on the end of the stick at B and fasten the spring around one point of the metal cap, Fig. 2. Insert the stick into the roller and tap it gently, driving the cap points in; then replace the ferrule and dogs, and the roller is in condition for use.