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The Boy Mechanic, Book 2

Part 3 — Protecting Brush Handles from Paint

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A very efficient method to prevent paint from running down on a paintbrush handle and on the hand is to cut a hollow rubber ball in half, Fig. 1, make a hole in the center to fit the brush handle and attach it as shown in Fig. 2. One ball will fit up two brushes. The cup shape catches the paint and prevents it from getting on the handle.—Contributed by O. H. Meyer, Churdon, Iowa.

Illustration from The Boy Mechanic, Book 2: 1000 Things for Boys to Do

The Shape of the Ball Forms a Cup to Catch the Paint from the Brush (Fig. 1, Fig. 2)

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