Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1923-11-09 | Page 7 | Use Wall Fixtures in Place of Jacks

USE WALL FIXTURES IN PLACE OF JACKS Heavy Bent Steel Rods Useful in Walls of Garage. When building a brick garage, the owner had a number of heavy bent steel rods imbedded in the walls, as shown in Fig. 1. The purpose of these was not evident until the garage was completed, when the owner fitted to them forged steel hooks, made as In Fig. 5, and thereby formed removable supports that were used In place of hoists or Jocks. Other bent steel rods were made to be hooked under the car frame or body, after It had been elevated by means of a jack. In this way the 1 -rJ m Hi9 J ILLUSTRATING USE OF flXTURa AS CAR SUPPORT. BENT STEtL ROM rORUO FRONT AXL REMOVED IN SUPPORTING CAR Steel Hooks, Attached to the Walls of a Garage at Several Places, Serve Very Satisfactorily as Support? When Working on the Car Chassis. body could be left suspended, as shown in Fig. 2, while the wheels, axles, springs, and other parts of the chassis were removed. As several cars could be suspended at one time, it was possible pos-sible to do much more repairing than before these fixtures were used. They can easily be installed in a garage already built by cutting holes through the walls for large eyebolts, as indicated In Fig. 4, and fastening them with large washers and nuts. Popular Mechanics Magazine.