![]() |
![]() |
Free Books / Crafts / Boy Mechanic Vol2 / | ![]() |
|
![]() |
||||
![]() |
![]() |
|||
![]() |
![]() |
|||
![]() |
||||
|
|
||||
![]() |
![]() |
|||
![]() |
Changing Pip on a Card |
![]() |
||
![]() |
||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
||
![]() |
||||
This section is from the book "The Boy Mechanic Vol. 2 1000 Things for Boys to Do", by Popular Mechanics Co.. Also available from Amazon: The Boy Mechanic, Vol2: 1000 Things for Boys to Do.
Cut out the center pip on the five-spot of spades with a sharp knife. Cut a slot centrally in another card, about 3/8in. wide and l 1/4 in. long. Glue the surfaces of both cards together near the edges to form a pocket for a slide, which is cut from another card and has one-half of its surface colored black. A drop of sealing wax attached to the back of the sliding part, so that it projects through the slot, provides a means of moving the slide in the pocket. A lightning change can be made from a five-spot to a four-spot while swinging the card.
 
Continue to:
More:
crafts, popular mechanics, hobby, woodworking, amateur, weekend projects, boys, invention, tinkering
![]() |
|
|