A Quick-Acting Bench Vise
A Quick-Acting Vise Made of Hard Wood for the Home Worker’s Bench
For those who desire a quick-acting vise and cannot afford the price of a manufactured one, I designed the vise shown in the illustration. A detail is given of each part, with dimensions, so that it is not difficult to make it from hard wood. The roll A binds the vise so that it remains rigid, while the cam in front gives the necessary play, to release or tighten as preferred. The clamp jaw B is pivoted so that it swings loose, thus making it fit any surface that may not be parallel with its opposite side. In releasing the stock, the cam is first turned, and then the front part of the vise is pulled up to relieve the roll A. The front jaw can be then moved back and forth to take stock of any size desired. As soon as the stock is placed, the roll A falls into place and clamps the jaw arm C.—Contributed by J. C. Hansen, Maywood, Ill.
¶A practical vacuum will raise water 30 feet.
How To Build
A Canoe
By Stillman Taylor
PART II
Sailing the Open Paddling Canoe
Sailing and its recreations are afforded the owner of an open paddling canoe, for a satisfactory sailing rig may be provided at small cost. A regulation sailing outfit may be purchased, but it is rather costly, and if the canoeist cannot use a sail frequently, purchasing an outfit is unduly expensive. A sailing rig may be constructed even by one of only moderate skill, who will devote a few hours to it. The specifications given, if carefully followed, will enable one to make a sailing rig as serviceable as a ready-made outfit, and at about one-half the cost.
The specifications and list of material for a sailing outfit suitable for a 16-ft. open canoe are as follows:
1 piece bamboo, 1¹⁄₂ in. in diameter, 6 ft. 10 in. long, for mast.