The bristles of brushes used for applying shoe polish and for painting through stencils often curl so much that the brush becomes almost useless. In order to overcome this I bound the bristles with several turns of wire and soldered them into place as shown. When desirable, part of the wire may be removed by cutting it at the solder.—Hugo Kretschmar, West Nyack, N. Y.
Old Table Used as Wall Workbench
Good use was made of an old table, one leg of which was broken, by removing two of the legs at one side and fitting the table against a wall. A wide board was set on the back edge of the table, against the wall, and provided a rack for tools. A drawer was fitted into the front of the table, and a small iron vise was clamped at one end. The arrangement provided a convenient bench for home shop work.
Lettering Photo Prints without Marking Negative
Instead of scratching titles on photographic negatives, which often produces a poor result, a good method is to write the title on the sensitive paper with black ink before printing. Care must be taken not to scratch the paper. The toning and fixing baths wash away the ink, leaving the script or lettering white. The negative is thus unmarred.
Rope Pad Prevents Slamming of Door
An antislam pad, made of a piece of rope and fixed to the knobs of doors, is in general use in a large hospital. The device is made by forming loops on the end of a short section of rope, as shown, and fitting them over the door knob. This also prevents the closing of the door so that a patient may be heard in calling an attendant.—C. M. Hall, St. Louis, Missouri.
¶Curtain rollers should be arranged so that the direction of pull on the tacked edge of the curtain is away from the end.