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The boy mechanic, book 3

Book 3 — Handle for a Drinking Glass

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Measure the bottom part of the glass and make a band of copper that will neatly fit it. The ends of the copper can be riveted, but if a neat job is desired, flatten or file the copper ends on a slant, and braze or solder them together.

Drinking glass with handle
Drinking glass with handle

Attach to the band an upright copper piece a little longer than the glass is high. To this upright piece a bent piece of copper to form a handle is riveted or soldered. The glass is set in the band and the upper end of the vertical piece is bent over the glass edge.—Contributed by William King, Monessen, Pa.

A simple and handy pincushion can be made of a large cork fastened to any support or base with a nail or screw.

Chapter heading: river landscape
Chapter heading: river landscape
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