The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do

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The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do by H. H. Windsor.

Contents

• The Boy Mechanic Vol. 16
• The Boy Mechanic Volume I 700 Things For Boys To Do10
• A Model Steam Engine11
• Magic Spirit Hand14
• Making Skis and Toboggans16
• Homemade Life Preserver20
• How to Make Boomerangs22
• How to Make an Eskimo Snow House By George E. Walsh24
• Secret Door Lock28
• A Convenient Hot-Dish Holder30
• Magic-Box Escape32
• A Flour Sifter34
• A Funnel35
• How to Make Corner Pieces for a Blotter Pad36
• Boring Holes in Cork38
• Self-Lighting Arc Searchlight39
• A Traveler's Shaving Mug41
• Homemade Snowshoes42
• Fish Signal for Fishing through Ice44
• Homemade Floor Polisher46
• Tying Paper Bag to Make a Carrying Handle47
• Equilibrator for Model Aeroplanes49
• Repairing Christmas-Tree Decorations50
• Homemade Scroll Saw51
• How to Make a Watch Fob53
• An Austrian Top57
• Pockets for Spools of Thread58
• Cleaning Leather on Furniture60
• A Baking Pan61
• A Broom Holder62
• Stringing Wires64
• A Darkroom Lantern65
• Preventing Vegetables from Burning in a Pot67
• A Clothes Rack68
• Homemade Shower Bath70
• How to Make Small Sprocket Wheels72
• Pot-Cover Closet73
• Aid in Mixing Salad Dressing74
• Saving Overexposed Developing Prints75
• An Ironing-Board Stand77
• A Desk Blotting Pad78
• Sleeve Holders for Lavatories80
• Removing Tarnish81
• How to Make a Brass Bookmark82
• Cheesebox-Cover Tea Tray85
• Piercing-Punch for Brass86
• Kitchen Chopping Board87
• Carrying Mattresses88
• A Carpenter's Gauge89
• A Flatiron Rest90
• Use for Paper Bags91
• Use Chalk on Files92
• A Homemade Steam Turbine By William H. Warnecke93
• Homemade Telegraph Key96
• Keeping Food Cool in Camps98
• Homemade Work Basket99
• A Window Display102
• How to Make a Flint Arrowhead103
• An Opening Handle for a Stamp Pad105
• Concrete Kennel107
• Nutshell Photograph Novelty109
• Spoon Holder on a Kettle111
• Repairing Cracked Gramophone Records112
• New Use for a Vacuum Cleaner113
• Filtering with a Small Funnel114
• A Postcard Rack115
• Substitute Shoe Horn117
• Building a Small Photographic Dark Room118
• The Versatile Querl124
• An Emergency Soldering Tool126
• Smoothing Paper after Erasing127
• A Cherry Seeder128
• A Dovetail Joint129
• Base for Round-End Bottles130
• Rustic Window Boxes131
• Antidote for Squirrel Pest133
• Homemade Electric Stove By J. F. Tholl134
• Glass-Cleaning Solution136
• Automatic-Closing Kennel Door137
• Polishing Cloths for Silver139
• A Book-Holder140
• Clamping a Cork142
• Withdrawing Paper from under an Inverted Bottle143
• Emergency Tire Repair144
• Broom Holder Made of a Hinge145
• Making Proofs before the Negative Dries146
• Flower-Pot Stand147
• A Line Harmonograph148
• Cutting Circular Holes in Thin Sheet Metal153
• Key Card for Writing Unreadable Post Cards154
• Homemade Carpenter's Vise156
• Toning Blue on Bromide and Platinum157
• Cutting Loaf Bread158
• How to Make an Electric Toaster159
• Cabinet for the Amateur's Workshop162
• Uncurling Photographs164
• Soldering for the Amateur165
• Washboard Holder167
• A Mission Bracket Shelf168
• How to Make a Finger Ring169
• How to Bind Magazines171
• Metal Coverings for Leather Hinges175
• Removing Plaster from Skin176
• How to Make a Cheap Bracket Saw177
• How to Make a Cannon178
• Controller for a Small Motor179
• How to Make a Simple Water Rheostat181
• How to Build a Toboggan Sled By A. Boette183
• Burning Inscriptions on Trees187
• How to Make Small Gearwheels Without a Lathe188
• How to Make Four Pictures on One Plate190
• Electric Blue-Light Experiment191
• Interesting Electrical Experiment192
• A Cheap Fire Alarm194
• How to Make a Small Electric Furnace196
• How to Make an Ammeter198
• How to Make a Three-Way Cock for Small Model-Work201
• Easy Experiments with Electric-Light Circuit202
• How to Make an Interrupter204
• A Miniature "Pepper's Ghost" Illusion207
• Experiment with Colored Electric Lamps210
• To Explode Powder with Electricity212
• Simple Wireless System213
• Stop Crawling Water Colors214
• Small Electrical Hydrogen Generator215
• Gasoline Burner for Model Work217
• A Homemade Telephone Receiver219
• How to Bind Magazines221
• A Homemade Acetylene-Gas Generator223
• Homemade Annunciator225
• How to Make a Box Kite227
• Lubricating a Camera Shutter229
• Simple Open-Circuit Telegraph Line230
• How to Make a Thermo Battery231
• How to Discharge a Toy Cannon by Electricity233
• Simple Electric Lock235
• Direct-Connected Reverse for Small Motors237
• A Handy Ice Chisel239
• More Uses for Pipe Fittings240
• Sealing-Wax Bent While Cold242
• Homemade Pottery Kiln243
• How to Make a Small Medical Induction Coil246
• Mechanical Trick With Cards248
• How to Make a Rain Gauge250
• How to Make an Aquarium252
• Homemade Pneumatic Lock256
• A Homemade Water Motor By Mrs. Paul S. Winter258
• How to Make Silhouettes262
• How to Make a Galvanoscope265
• Lubricating Sheet Metal268
• An Optical Top269
• Card Trick with a Tapered Deck271
• A Constant-Pressure Hydrogen Generator273
• Restoring Tone to a Cracked Bell275
• How to Make a Paper Phonograph Horn276
• How to Make a Hygrometer278
• The Protection of a Spring Lock280
• A Controller and Reverse for a Battery Motor281
• How to Build a Grape Arbor283
• How to Make a Toy Steam Engine284
• Writing with Electricity289
• To Photograph a Man in a Bottle290
• A Musical Windmill291
• Optical Illusions292
• Barrel-Stave Hammock293
• A Singing Telephone294
• A Microscope Without a Lens By E. W. Davis295
• How to Make a Telegraph Key and Sounder298
• How to Make a Music Cabinet301
• Easily Made Wireless Coherer303
• One-Wire Telegraph Line305
• How to Make a Water Rheostat306
• Electric Door-Opener309
• How to Tighten a Curtain-Roller Spring312
• Alarm Clock Chicken Feeder313
• Homemade Disk-Record Cabinet315
• A Battery Rheostat317
• Automatic Time Switch319
• How to Make a Rotary Pump321
• How to Make a Fire Screen324
• Trap for Small Animals326
• Homemade Grenet Battery327
• Door-Opener for Furnace330
• How to Make an Efficient Wireless Telegraph By George W. Richardson332
• Beeswax for Wood Filler336
• How to Make a Lathe337
• To Use Old Battery Zincs341
• Callers' Approach Alarm343
• Easy Method of Electroplating344
• An Ingenious Electric Lock for a Sliding Door347
• Parlor Magic for Winter Evenings By C. H. CLAUDY349
• Reversing-Switch for Electrical Experiments355
• How to Receive Wireless Telegraph Messages with a Telephone357
• Connecting Up Batteries to Give Any Voltage359
• A Simple Accelerometer361
• An Egg-Shell Funnel363
• Handy Electric Alarm364
• To Keep Dogs and Cats Away from the Garbage-Can365
• How to Cross a Stream on a Log366
• Relay Made from Electric Bell367

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