smoothly. If all is well, remove the carriage, and braze all four corners.
Now position your saw on the carriage, drill mounting holes, and
fasten the saw to the carriage. To keep the carriage running smoothly,
keep a little paraffin or light grease on the rails.
I made the saw counterbalance weight by melting down some lead
and pouring it into a rectangular mold. The counterbalance should be
slightly heavier than the saw so that the saw will stay parked at the top
of the rails.
—WILLIAMSKINNER,Everett,Wash.
Homemade Bit for Deep Holes
T
O DRILL HOLES FOR LONGthreaded rods, I hammered one end of
a 26-in. steel rod flat and sharpened it as shown in the sketch
below. The bit won’t pull chips out of the hole like an expensive ship’s
auger, so you’ll have to retract it more often to clear the chips. Con-
sidering the savings, this is a minor inconvenience.
—RALPHZWIESLER,Freesoil, Mich.
PORTABLE POWER-TOOL FIXTURESHammer end of rod flat and sharpen.