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Show PRACTICAL PRESS FOR NAILING APPLE BOXES Illustration of Almost Indispensable Device for Orchardist and Minute Details for Its Erection at a Small Cost. The illustration shown herewith is that of a practical press for nailing apple boxes, and a convenient device for any orchardist. The details of the plan are as follows. 1. Cover boards to table, extending about half over cross pieces (20) on each side. Length of table, G4 inches. 2. Side board to table. The part between the cross pieces (20) is cut down to allow a box with bulged bottom bot-tom to slide off the press. 3. Uprights for attachment of levers (5 and 9). 4. Legs of table, 28 inches long, 1 inches square. (All the arms, legs and levers of the press may be made of lxiy2-inch stuff.) 5. Levers, 24 inches long. 6. Upright arms, 30 inches long. 7. Steel springs, Inch inside diameter. The two attached to the levers (5) are fastened at the upper end to spanner (19). The center attached to arms (6). Center pulley is attached to center spring (7). The other two pulleys are attached to Spanner (19). IS. Strong -inch cord that will not stretch. Runs across from arm to arm (6), passing through the three pulleys (17). 19. Spanner running parallel with side, back about 10 inches from front side and directly tider center of box. 20. Cross pieces (end view), providing pro-viding support for box. Attached to it is spanner (19). 21. Grooves for holding box in place. They are a trifle over IS Inches apart. To accommodate the special box, which is 20 inches long, strips may be nailed to the table top one inch back from the opening on either side. The top of the table must have slots cut in it to allow working ol arms. Tables may be of any width F Ir Practical Press for Nailing Apple Boxes. desired, but arms should he conve niently near the front. spring is attached to the foot lever (9) and a pulley (17). All springs are shown relaxed. 8. Spring attached to upright, arm (6) and support (3). These springs should be long and light, such as are often used on screen doors. 9. Foot lever, bolted to uprights (3) at back, and working with catch plate and ratchet in front. It is fastened fast-ened to plate (13). 10. Brace for legs .and lower support sup-port for uprights. Three inches from ground. 11. Horseshoe plate for gripping box cleats and cover. It is attached to arm (6) with flat-headed stove bolts, and must be madt very true. 12. Iron plates bolted . to levers (5), with large holes in projecting ends, allowing the bolts (16) to slide freely. . 13. Ijower plate under lever (9), to which it Is bolted loosely, with large holes in each end for free play of bolts (16). 14. Side plate joining lever (5) and arm (6). Two b'olts to arm, and one, fitted loosely, to lever. ' 15. Iron ratchet to engage plate on the front lever (9). 16. Half-inch bolts, 2 inches long, working loosely in the holes in the plates (12 and 13). 17. Three small pulleys for rope |