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Show A HOME-MADE WHEELBARROW. This Is not a toy wheelbarrow, but one designed for practical purposes. pur-poses. Every boy who has work to do about the lawn and garden will do well to provide himself with a similar barrow, for it will save him a good deal of carrying. The model from which the working drawings were prepared was made in less than an hour's time, so you see it was quite Imple to construct. ' An 11-inch cast Iron grooved heave, or pulley wheel, was used for the barrow wheel, and served the purpose excellently. One of these can usually be purchased at a hardware tore. A wheel from a broken wagon tnay be used instead, but of course the narrowness of Its rim makes it less desirable for running over soft oil. Lacking a wagon wheel, a third form of wheel that can be used is a bome-made wooden one. To prepare this, cut two disks eleven or twelve Inches In diameter, place them together to-gether so that the direction of the grain in one piece runs at right angles an-gles Xq that in the other, and fasten them securely with screws Bore a flve-eighths-inch hole through the center cen-ter for the axle to run through. Fig. 2 shows the completed framework frame-work of the wheelbarrow, and Fig. 3 shows a plan view of the under side of the framework with the principal dimensions for cutting and assembling assem-bling the different members. The handle bars A can be prepared by ripping a four-foot length of a piece Of 2x4 in half, which will make them about IVt, Inch thick by 1, inches wide. On the handle ends of the bars, round off the edges for a distance dis-tance of about 12 inches, using a draw-knife, piane or Jack-knife for the purpose. The blocks B (Figs. 2, 3 and 4) support sup-port the ends of the wheel axle (D, Fig. 4), and are nailed to bars A. One side of each should be cut to the angle an-gle at which bars A are set, so the opposite face will be parallel to the wheel (Fig. 3).' To get the correct angle, place the two bars upon the floor with the ends the distances apart shown in Fig. 3; then you can easily find what the measurements for the blocks should be. Bore a hole through each block about one inch from the bow end for the axle to fit In. The axle may be a piece of iron rod, or an iron bolt, six inches long and of a trifle smaller diameter than the hole in the center of the wheel. The washers C (Figs. 3 and 4) are used to fill up the space between the wheel and blocks B, and are cut out of wood. The wheel must be fastened In place before the connecting strips E, ' F and G are fastened to bars A, and in doing this care must be taken to center the wheel; that Is, it must be placed so as to line up with the center of the space between the handle han-dle ends. If blocks B are made of Identical shape and size, with the axle hole bored correctly, there will be no difficulty; but as there may ba a little variance in these it is a good plan to assemble all the parts temporarily, tem-porarily, first, and find out whether they fit properly. Fasten the connecting strip E to the bars 9 inches from the forward ends, stiIp G at a distance away equal to the length of the barrow box, which should be about 24 Inches, and strip F 1 inches from G. It Is easiest to take strips that are a little longer than is necessary, nail them In place, and then saw off their ends flush with the sides of bars A. Fig. 6 shows the detail of the legs. Cut the short uprights H 9 Inches long by Hi Inches wide by 1 inches thick, and fasten them together with the crosspiece I, which should be of the proper, length so the legs will set against bars A, between strips F and G (Fig. 3). The ends may be trimmed trim-med off on one side so they will fit the angle of the bars, but a small triangular tri-angular wedge may be driven In to fill the space instead. Nail the leg ends to the handle bars. A grocery box about 9 Inches deep, 18 Inches wide and 24 inches long Detail -of- j:! WMEEL5AEE0W - Ejgfi, BOX- -r-4'l Kr ' should be procured for the box of the wheelbarrow. Re-nall any boards that show signs of coming loose; then, to increase the height of the box at the front, cut a piece of 8-inch board equal in length to the inside width of the box (J, Fig. 6), and by means of two battens (K) fasten it in place as shown in Fig. 1. Remove the paper labels from the box, then apply a coat of paint to all parts. (Copyright, 1912, by A. Neely Hall.) |