Evening star., 1941-08-23
Godgets
CoIored Plastic
Used Instead
OF Metals
By HILSON MINSEY

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With national defense manufac-
turing demanding the bulk of all the
available metal substitute is nee
essary. Fortunately, that substitute
for many of the non-defenSe items
has been on the market for a long
time and now has the chance to
find its place permanently in many
articles in which metal has hereto
fore been considered necessary or,
at least, most desirable
That material is plastic and it will
be used more and more in nom
essential items as the defense de-
mand for metal increases, as it sure
ly will.
One very interesting use to which
plasic has been put is the manufac-
ture of table edgings, particularly
where plywood is used, as it gener-
ally is nowadays. These edgingS are
made of extruded plastic in various
ize with the color scheme of the
room.
Plastic has a number of advan-
tages. 1t is easily worked for one
thing; a saw, hackSaW, knife or
ships are equally capable of doing
the job.
Easily Bent
Moreover, plastic can be bent to
any angle, including a right angle,
without damaging the material, al
though the right angle bend must
be made slowly, otherwise the ma
terial may bulge at the shoulders.
Mailing the edging to the table top
can be done safely without the DAN
ger of splitting.
Plastic is non-absorbent and If
the edging is accidentally burned by
q cigarette end, as it is apt to be
when the table is in the game room.
this burning can be removed by
sanding the burnt part or by using
steel wool or by simply scraping it
carefully.
The edging is made in two widths,
1916 and Ia inches, and the COL
ors are black, white, green, blue,
ivory and pagoda red. These colors
are not merely on the surface but
60 right through the plastic so that
there is no danger that they will
wear off in patches.
When table is being constructed.
the best results can be obtained by
putting the edging on the plywood
base before the table top is put in
place. This should be trimmed care
fully and the table top cut so that
the edge extends over the top of
the edging.
Ventilation
In order TO secure proper ventila-
ton for your home. some kind OF
Ventilator should be installed. There
Is one on the market that offers not
only ventilation but, also, protection
from intruderS.
These yentilators, or guards, are
made Of steel and finished with
baked-on enamel in a neutral ivory
color that will harmonic with any
surroundings. The guard is of the
familiar louver style and the louvers
are adjustable by a touch of the
finger. The fittings are of bronze
The guard is attached to the win
dow frame by steel strips and they
can be removed quickly.
The guards will keep out the rain
and will, at the same time, permit
the circulation of air in the room.
They also prevent drafts because the
flow of the air can be directed away
from the room toward the ceiling.
They also act as guard to prevent
children from falling from the open
window
They are made to fit window OPEN
ings IA to %, % to "a and "a to
81 inches in width. There are five
louvers to each guard, except in the
case of the guard especially designed
for extremely cold climates, which
has only two lowers. These are
made only in the % to 34-inch size.
Fencing.
A picturesque type of fencing Is
made of Stats inches wide and 3i16
of an inch thick. These Stats are
interviewer over uprights. The sec
tions are sold in 6-foot panels, COM
plete with posts and top rails. and
do not require any skilled labor to
put them in place
Trellis work is added to the top
Of the fence to raise it and pro-
vide finish or a place upon which
to train vines.
Gates of the same pattern are
also supplied These gates are made
in various sizes and are supplied
complete with iron fittings,
A similar principle is used in
making waffle fence by the same
manufacturer. The wattles are of
bamboo and rattan.