Plantation

Workshop

Stand for soldering iron

WHEN soldering, it is often neces sary to put the hot iron down, but a handy stand is not always available. An ever-ready and effective stand can be made from a large split pin.

The eye of the pin is placed around the shaft of the soldering iron with its end opened out like legs to sup-

port the head of the iron. The stand is left on the shaft when soldering as it seldom interferes with the opera tion, and automatically swings into the correct position when the iron is

Emergency fuel bowl

A BROKEN fuel bowl on small petrol engines, such as those driving battery chargers and pumps, can cause unnecessary delays while a replacement is being obtained. To avoid this delay, the plastic cap on battery acid or cordial containers can be used as an emergency bowl.

Select a cap of the right size, seal the small hole in it with a fuel re sistant compound and install it with a good gasket. This will keep the engine operative until the correct part can be obtained.

Oil cans from detergent

bottles

EMPTY plastic detergent bottles make excellent dispensers for small quantities of liquids such as oil, kerosene, distillate and petrol, which are often used in the workshop.

The screw cap fitted to these bottles makes them easy to fill, and the small hole in the top of the cap makes them suitable for dispensing the con tents by squirting.

A small, flat head nail inserted in the hole in the cap will prevent the contents of the bottle evaporating and becoming contaminated, put down.