The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
PRACTICAL PARAGRAPHS.
The Work Bench.

For the man who wants q movable
work bench, an excellent idea is TO fix
rollers or casters to the legs on one end
and a pair of handles at the other. In
this way the bench may be trundled
about like a wheelbarrow and yet when
II rests on all tours II Is perfectly firm
and gives a solid base for work. 1t Is
a good plan to place the Wise and tool
drawer on the end of the bench without
wheels and also to put ledge around
the edges to keep tools from falling off
when the bench is being moved
Gasket Cutter.
The man who does all the work about
his car will find the little device known
az a gasket cutter OF great help to him.
1t Is almost impossible to cut an accu-
rate gasket with knife or scissors, but
with the cutter these little necessities
may be made with absolute accuracy.
A cutting blade Is carried on this de-
vice on a sliding bar. so that any sized
gasket may be obtained.
Carbon Deposits.
While carbon deposits in the combus-
tion chambers contain residuum from
burned gasolene and OIL. there Is also
considerable percentage Of road dust,
which Is almost ideally adapted to act
with the other ingredients in producing
the carbon. 1t Is possible to reduce the
amount OF this dust entering the cylin-
ders by placing a screen in the air in
take and cleaning It frequently. OF
course this does not entirely exclude the
foreign matter in the air. but 1t helps,
which Is worth while.
Jacket Repair.
A neat repair of a cracked water
Jacket may be made in the following
way. provided the crack is so small
that the water merely seeps ont. The
interior of the Jacket is thoroughly
cleaned out and filled with solution
OF sulphate Of copper or blue stone.
This leaks out through the crack and In
so doing deposits thin film of pure
copper that seals the crack.
valve Leaks.
In overhead valve engines. where the
valves are carried in removable en- ges
gaskets are used TO give n tight joint
when the cage is screwed in place. This
packing very frequently becomes soft
and the result is a leak around the
valve. which may be difficult to locate
unless one is aware OF this likelihood
Similarly In multicylinder engines the
gaskets used at the point where the in
take manifold joins the different cylin-
ders should be carefully examined when
ever the manifold is taken off. as leaks
are likely to develop here.
Water Leaks.
In engines that are provided with a
plate on the side to facilitate work on
the interior IL is not uncommon to find
that water Is escaping here in spite OF
the rubber and fabric composition with
which II is sealed. As a general thing
this condition may be remedied by simply
painting the plate with shell8c or red
lead and then screwing it tightly into
place.
Pitted Valves.
The average car owner does not seem
| to realize that grinding will not cure a
| badly pitted valve head and seat. In
| cases where this condition exists the
valve should be removed and smoothed
down on a lathe or valve reseating tool.
and the seat should be similarly treated
before the two are placed together for
the grinding that will give them perfect
/ contact.
| Main Bearing Wear.
Wear In tho main bearings Is about
the easiest to distinguish OF any OF
these engine ills. When the engine
knocks with the car travelling along
| a level road and continues to knock re-
| gardless of spark advance or speed the
| trouble will be either worn main bear