The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-30
8 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: : HOW TO MEND THINGS /:
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n ROKEN glass, china. bric-a-brae
and picture frames, not TO name
81 casts. require each q different
cement Glass may be beautiful
Iy mended, to look at, but seldom so
as 20 be safely used. For clear glass
the best cement Is isinglass dissolv-
ed In gin Put two ounces of ism
glass In a clean, wide-mouthed bottle,
add half pint OF gin and set in the
sun until dissolved. Shake well every
day. and before using strain through
double lawn, squeezing very lightly
Spread white cloth over the mend
ing table and supply it with plenty
Of clean linen rags, strong rubber
bands and narrow white tape, also a
basin of tepid water AMI clean, soft
towel Wash the broken glass very
clean. especially along the break, but
take care TO not chip IL further Wet
both broken edges well with the
glue. using a camel's hair pen
Gil Fit the break to nice
~, then slip on rubber bands
length and crosswise-every way they
viii hold. II they will not hold true,
rs upon a stemmed thing, vase. or
Jug. or scent bottle, string half a doz-
en- bands of the same size and
strength upon a bit of tape and tie
the tape about neck or base before
beginning the gluing- After the parts
are Joined slip another tape through
the same bands and tie it up above
the fracture; thus with all their
strength the bands pull the break to-
gether. The hands can be used thus
on casts or china-in fact, to hold to-
gether anything mendable. In glass
mending the greater the pressure tie
better-if only 1t stops shost al the
breaking point. Properly made. the
isinglass cement is as clear as water.
when the pieces fit true. one on the
other, the break should be hardly
visible. IL the pressure has been great
enough TO force out the tiny bubbles,
which otherwise refract the light and
make the line OF cleavage distressing
Ivy apparent Mended glass may be
ssed to hold dry things-as rose
isavcs. sachets and violet powder
sen candies and fruits But /. will
net bear TO have any sort of liquid
lest standing In il, nor to be washed
be. ond quick rinsing in tepid water.
In wiping il always use a very snft
towel and pat the vessel dry. with
due regard for its infirmities.
Mind lamp loose in the collar with
siftee plaster of paris mixed to very
soft paste with beaten white of an
egg Have everything ready before
wettiEg up the plaster and work quick
lly so II may set in place. With sever
al lamps to mend wet enough plaster
for one at a time. It takes less than
ave minutes to set and is utterly
worthless II one tries working it over.
Metal work apart from the glass needs
the soldering iron. Dust the break
well with powdered rosin. tie the parts
firmly together. lay the stick of sol
der above the break and fetch the
iron down on II lightly but firmly.
When the solder cools remove the
melted rosin with cloth dipped in
alcohol.
Since breakables have so malicious
3 knack of fracturing themselves in
such fashion that they cannot posi-
bly, stand upright. one needs a sand
box. II is only a box of handy size
with eight inches of clean, coarsish
sand in the bottom. Along with ii
there should be some small ieaden
weights, with rings cast in them. run
ming from an ounce to quarter of
pound. Two OF each size are needed.
In use. tapes are tried in the rings
and the pair Of weights swung out
| side the edges of the box. so as to
| press il place the upper part Of the
broken things TO which the tapes have
been fastened.
Set broken plafters on edge in the
sand box. with the break up. The
sand win hold them firm and the
broken BIT can be slapped on. It is
the same with plates and sancers.
None Of these commonly requires
weighting Bnt very fine pieces where
Invisible seam IS wanted should be
held fFm until pSrtly set. then have
| the pair of heaviest weights accurate
AZ balanced across the broken piece
! The weights are also very useful to
prop and stay top-heasy. and balance
| them 80 they shah not get out Of
kiifer. A cup broken. as IS 50 CON-
/ mon with them. can have the tape
| passed around Il. crossing Inside the
| handle. then be set frmfy in the sand.
/ face down. and be held BIZ the hang.
/ ing welSats pulling one against the
other
The most dependable cement fox Chi
/ N IS pure white lead. ground In lin
seed Oh. 50 thick Il viii barely spread
/ smoothly with knife. Giyen time
enough 10 harden. sorne three mcnths.
lit makes q seam practically inSestrne-
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