¶A table of decimal equivalents, or other information can be mounted in shellac, at an angle to be easily read, at the head of a T-square, and is quite convenient.
Device Quarters and Cores Apples and Other Fruit
To provide a simple homemade device for cutting apples and other fruit into quarters and at the same time removing the core, the arrangement shown in the sketch was made. The circular frame is built up around a ring, ³⁄₄ in. in diameter, and the ribs and handles are soldered to it. A strip of galvanised iron, ¹⁄₂ in. wide, was used for the cutting portion, and the lower edge was filed sharp, and then finished with a small oil stone. In use, the cutter is set over the fruit, as shown, and by pressure on the handles, it is cut neatly.—L. N. Brown, Baltimore, Md.
Detachable Motor-Driven Tire Pump Made of Foot Pump
To make this motor-driven pump, which I use with considerable success, I fitted a bicycle foot pump to a stand, arranging it to be detached quickly. A 4-in. wooden disk was cut in two, and one-half bolted to the stirrup of the pump. A wheel, 14 in. in diameter and 2 in. thick, was mounted on a 2 by 6-in. support, as shown. A crankpin at the outer edge of the large wheel was connected to the plunger of the pump. The latter may be run with an electric motor, belted as indicated, or with other power. I use a small homemade water motor described in “Shop Notes,” with excellent results.—R. S. Matzen, Fort Collins, Colo.
Fisherman’s Pail with Wire-Mesh Cage
Oftentimes the fisherman takes a pail along on a fishing excursion so that he may bring back his catch alive, to put it in a water tank, or to keep the fish fresh. The water in an ordinary pail soon becomes stale, and the fish may die before he reaches home. They should be kept in the water of the lake or stream until the fisherman goes home. A good means of caring for them, superior to the common string, is to make a wire-mesh container, to fit inside the water pail, as shown. The mesh form can be lifted out, carrying with it all of the fish in the pail, and be set in the fresh water.—Dale R. Van Horn, Milton, Wisconsin.