Next make paper dials, K, of a diameter as shown in Fig. 2. Divide the circumference into from 50 to 100 equal parts, according to the size of the dial, and draw radii, as shown. Number at least every fifth point. To the face of each disk, A, with small thumb tacks, fasten one of the dials, placing the combination numbers selected exactly over the pencil marks made in setting the temporary combination. Verify the combination before locking it. Unless the slots in the disks are a little wider than the ends of the bolts, the combination must be very closely adjusted. An aid in setting the combination is a line on the glass or a point of black paper, as shown in Fig. 2. The combination may be changed by setting the dials in new positions. The large number of combinations possible makes it very difficult to obtain the combination. For most purposes, two disks are sufficient in a lock of this kind.
¶A convenient method of supporting a garden-hose nozzle is to tie a loose knot in the end of the hose, arranging the nozzle to spray as desired.
A Simple Metal Bird Basin
A bird basin can be made an attractive feature of a home garden, and that shown in the illustration was made easily of a metal basin and a section of iron pipe. The pipe was sunk in the ground to a depth of 30 in. and loose rock placed around the end of it. A shallow pan, hammered out of a flat piece of sheet metal and provided with a cork stopper, was fixed to the upper end of the pipe. Holes were made in the edge of the pan and strings to support morning-glories were attached from them to a hoop, set in the ground around the pipe. When it is desired to change the water in the pan it is drained off by releasing the cork.—Mrs. F. D. Reynolds, Stevens Point, Wis.
Catch-All Screen inside Hot-Air Register
In order to recover small articles dropped through the floor-register grating of a hot-air heating system without the necessity of removing a section of the pipe, mesh gratings like that shown were fitted into place. Number six gauge wire mesh was used in pieces just large enough to fit into the metal box below the register. Access to the screen may be had by removing the grating—F. M. Ball, St. Louis. Mo.
Practical Uses for Old Button Clasps
Leather and metal-button clasps from suspenders are useful in repairing heavy gloves, large leather cases, and other articles on which the clasps have been lost or worn out. They may be sewed or riveted into place. Attached to straps, they are useful means of making a fastening, and may be applied to leggings, and other parts of outing clothes.