4 Wednesday, December 20, 1967 [ROCK'S DRYWALL «| 23 Insulation nae Devil hee : Page 16 TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C, TERRACE OMINECA HERALD MERRY CHRISTMAS. = and HAPPY NEW YEAR Management and Staff Rocks Drywall Phone 635-2195 New Processes Intensify ‘Interest in The manipulation of clay Is one of the most primitive and ancient forms of creative ex- pression known to man, but in Tecent years the American hobbyist, always enthusiastic with new-found toys,” has been acting as if he discovered the art of ceramics on his own, The hobby of ceramics is among the fastest growing hob- bles In the country. In almost every city you will find evening classes on ceramics where housewlves, with a penchant for decorating are finding a release for their creative talents, . In the past ten years, over 15,000 neighborhood ceramic studios have been established in practically every part of the country, Hobbyists eather at these -studics each week to create objects of art ranging in size from 2 small bud vase to a Grecian urn that stands as tall as a small boy, The reason for the rapid growth of Interest in ceramics {s simple—simplification of the process, Modern glazes, colors, molds and kiln firing equipment have made it possible for the average hobbyist to create professianal-locking ceramics after only a few tries. The speeding-up process in ceramics was developed by a group of entrepreneurs who felt that if the drudgery could be re- moved from the process, the American hobbyist would adopt it quickly. They conceived the idea of providing the would-be artist with a plece of unflred clay that had already been moldad into tts flnished shape but lacked color and finish, Toaccommodate the mophyta ceramicist, neighbor hood studlos were opened where he could use a klin and choose from a variety of tools, colors, glazes and other materials re- WHE LEDERER GEES rere an, A typical ceramic studio is usually located in the-basement Ancient Hobby or attic of a housewife who has decided to share her. interest with nelghbors and friends.She supplies a faw large bags of ceramic clay, the urns to mix it in and a few basle molds, Be- fore ker fellow hobbyists arrive, she casts a few pleces by pours ing quid clay to harden, re- moves the molds and puts. the molded pieces (called green- ware) on the shelf to await her guests, When they arrive, she usually instructs them in the art of ceramics, showing them how to polish the greenware, brush on the colors and glazes and how to create Imaginative designs. The greenware {s then fired, and the following week when the hobbye- Ists return, It ts once again awaiting them on the shelf, as shiny, flnished creations. Sometimes the housewives turn their hobby into a lucrative business by expanding § to regularty-scheduled classes and increasing the supply of creamic supplies for the guests who have now turned into customers, The National Ceramic Manu- facturers Association was formed three years ago, The organization, which has a meme. tearship of 50 firms that manu- facture kilns, molds, colors, toals and decorative materials, provides educational Ilterature and visual material‘ to the hobby. ists, Last year NCMA produced a color film for women's organiza- tions whose members had ex- pressed an Interest in the hobby af ceramics, In most cities, an annual ceramic show is held where interested persons are in- troduced to the hobby and each summer NCMA sponsors a show for professionals in the industry, NCMA its located in the American Bank Bullding tn Builder's Page NEW HOUSE DESIGN -~ Architect A. W. MePhalen of Edmonton, de- signed this three bedroom brick ve- neer bungalow which: features separation between the kitchen; living and sleeping areas. Also worth noting are the windows in the living-dining room which en- able the furniture to be placed to maximum advantage; the well pro- portioned front bedrooms and the large closets throughout the houses, The basement contains a large well lit area suitable for a future recre- ation room. Best orientation would be for the bathroom window to face north. The floor area is 1,060 square ‘feet, excluding the garage, and the ex- terior dimensions are 56 feet ten inches by 31 feet six inches, Working . drawings for this house, known as Design 2311, can be obtained from Central Mortgage and Housing Cor- poration at 4 moderate cost. The same house, known as Design 238, is available with a frame exterior. ubrication Protects ousehold Equipment The sealed-bearing motor,and the introduction of nylon bear- ings and gears, have tended to lull. the homeowner fnto belley- Oren sma oreR- Kineteky- {ins that olling.no-longer is necas- a Haverhill, Mass, is president of the association. 3 Building Specials ECONOMY _ PREFINISHED SPRUCE PLYWOOD Vy" x 4x8 sary, Actually, many items around the home still require occasional lubrication, In addi- tion to the well-known require- ments of door locks and door hinges, some things that benefit from ai reguiar lubricating schedule are: overhead garage door hardware, attle fan bear-. ings, saber saw gears, casement window rotary openers, lawn mowers, fishing reels, garden pruners and clippers, lawn sprinklers, cabinet jatches, type- B| writers, bicycles, and nearly all Visit your Co-op Store for all your Building Supply needs. ALBERT & 4 4203 s.Hyw. 16 - a From 1 the ‘Management and Staff ‘MCCAFFERY : out the hinge pins,’ “s]) taba drop of. oll workshop tools, Automobiles generally receive regular lube’ service, but even so, you should give the car an oceasional going over to locate missed spots, particularly theemergency wheel Jack, A few simple materials and equipment items will take care of all your lubrication needs. You should have two small oll cans—one a trigger or thumb pump type that will squirt a bit of oi] to the right spat, and one a can with a flexible spout that can be adjusted to reach into difficult placas, These cans caste ing just ever $1, should be small enough so you can handle them conveniently. The 4-ounce size is perfectly adequate for home use. For most purposes, light sew ing machine ol] will he satise factory. Heavier oil, the 20 or 30 viscosity used in automobdlle engines, will be better. for gar« age door hardware and such-. aquipment as snow blowers and hedge trimmers, You can drain | ‘shough Jeftover of] from a cous ple of cans at your filling station to supply the need for a long time, Additional lubrication [tems include a tube of graphite pow. | der, a sllck of hard grease, a. small jar of petroleum Jelly, and a block of paraffin wak for drawer runners. In rare situations, d/specially. prepared lubricating’ grease {s required, This Is so with certain geared tools like the saber saw, Read and follow the manufactur- ers’ instructions supplied with the tool as to the number of hours the saw canbe used be- ‘tween greasing, and how'to apply the Inbricant, . ; " gLICK’ DOOR: ‘wINGES _ “AND LOCKE 3. ar siruaty, gor ts a sign ot | dry’ “hinge “pins, * The best . ‘ap- proach to correct, this.la to pull! “one! ata ‘thma, over the ‘pln, ‘then: sat: it: back inta‘the lings,’ Tt: the pin is very dry it may net ; come : ‘out easily—in -that case, ; ‘MEAN MANY JOBS IN SPRING Your first power” saw, what ever kind it is, opens a whole fleld of useful and interesting work around the house. You can build bookshelves, ake that long-wanted server-butfet for the dining room, turn out tays and gifts for the children and rela- tlyveg, finish an extra tuom In the attic. and take care of numerous chores that formerly required Jong and tedious effort, There are: varlous types of power saWs, Some are easier to handle than others, and some do more precise work, The simplest type 1s the saber saw, which fs similar to the fig suw except that ft is portable, This saw requires only norriinal ex- perlence and is quite safe to use when proper precuutlons are taken to see that it Is connect ed ts a gronnded elreuit. (Any. electrical tool or equipment is hazardous when adequate grounding,) The saber saw -makes curves, irregular shapes, and more-or-less straight euts by following a marked guide line, Some inodels have adjustable guide fences tu assist In straight ripping and cross-cutting, though these cuts will not be sufficiantly accurate for neat jolnting. Its safety Hes in the fact that there’s no tend. eney for throwback of the stock, :f and the blade works only In short used without]: use the tip of an old screwdriver against the ball part at the top, and tap {t with a hammer tedrive the pin up. After oiling each pin, an extra puff of graphite will keep it well lubricated for a longer time, Pins that appear +badly rusted should be rubbed clean with a ball of steel wool. Common door latches can be eased up simply by turning the knob so the latch is all the way inside, and then puffing some graphite or a squirt of oll into the space, Wipe the latch sur. face to remove any excess that might soll any clothing that comes In contact with the door edge, _ Cylinder type door locks some. times become sticky and are Gifficult to open, requiring undue force to turn the key. In most- cases, this is corrected by place ing some graphite on the key, then working the key back and forth in the eylinder to free the pins. If this doesn’t solve the preblem, squirt some benzine (lighter fluid is fine} into the key opening and work the key: back and: forth to spread the fuld, After the benzine dries, apply some graphite to keep the eviinder in good working order, Sliding closet doors will move more smoothly when the track is. lubricated with parafin or ght grease, and the top rollerpulleys] are given a drop of oll, Garage doors are heavy and {put considerable strain on the hinges. The sectlonal-type over- head doors have three or four hinges on each section, andthese should be olled or greased regs |. and replace the rotary gearblock| 4. with the screws, Kitchen Closet Easily Becomes Handy Pantry A pew version of tha old- fashioned pantry Is being inctud- ed in many remodeled kitchens, ts a conventent storage closet ‘thal ean aven be set up in a small kitchen. All that’s raquired is a falr- sized closet. A home handyman who can instal] shelves and paneling can turn the closet into a pantry, ‘Divide tha back wall of the closet horizontally with a foot. wide shelf of pine board, From this. shelf: Upward to the top of the closet,’ install a series ‘of shelves of varying halgtits to ace, commodate -cans, "boxes . and ' bottles. For added: conventence, pariition these shalves vertical ‘ly. 30° you. will have separate sections for cannad goods, condi. ments, claaning agents and can. isters, . Panel the lower half, of. the back wall - vith. perforated hard. board. ‘The panel can be nailed to furring strips ‘fixad to the ex- isting ‘wall, or’ simply glued to ularly every month or 50 to pre» vent distortion’ and wltimate destruction of the expensive door The tension cable pulleys also should be lubricated once ayear, AtHe fans have’ tio bearings to support the fan shaft, In some models, there are oj) cups at the bearings which should be given a few drops of oll before the ‘start of each warm-weather season, Alr conditioner motors and compressors do not require any olling, but thé various air venting doors usually become sticky because of outdoor ex posure and should be lubricated each season for easy operation, While you're at it, check the tension of the drive belts, and replace the alr filters, Casement window | openers should be removed, cleaned and lubricated at least twice a year. The rotary mechanism is taken aut by removing the two retain- ing screws at the side of the ‘rotary block, and easing out the long metal bar that fits into the bottom of a window track. Wipe the track clean with a benzinee dampened cloth, and also wipe: off the old grease from the gears in-the block, where grit usually accumulates, Then apply fresh €rease to the gears and. ale so along the window track, re+ up-and-down strokes at the front of the taol, away from the hand that holds the tool at the top. A Stationary jig saw [s usec for the same purpose of cutling curved andirregular shapes. This is probably the safest of ali power saws, and in fact can be operated by a voungster after only brief Instruction, The real workhorse af thehome workshop Is the bench say, This sav can handle almostevery kind of wood stock, inchiding thick. nesses well over 2 Inches, and turn out work that is’ straleht and true, of precise dimension, Thus the bench saw nay be used for-ripping, cros#icuttliig, miter- “ing; beveling, erdoving! nd tther jointing operations, The “bench saw may have a blade of B” to 10° diameter, and. ua tilting mandrel for beveling or miter- Ing the end of a plywood pane! to make cabinet joints, Considerable skill is necessary before attempting such cnts,Ace tually, the uperator shonid be. come acquainted with the proper methed for feeding all types of stock, from narrow wood strips ta full plywood panals, The work must be adequately supported so that the ends won't drop down after folng past the edge of the saw tabie. A splitter and blade guard is supplied with most saws (or should be purchased separate ly If not included) as an impart- ant safety measure, and used’at all thmes by anyone who Is not fully experienced. For the new owner, the way to acquire skill is to start with simple cuts while paying close attention to the basic safety rules Begin by ripping a clean.G"-wide | board, at least two feet leng and ‘not warped, Make sure that the area around the saw is-clean and |: free of any obstruetions that cold cause you to trip. The saw |: set the opener arm on the track, +blade should be sharp, and the Now that you've started, check around all appliances and equip- ment, such as the lawn mower and gardening tools, tosee where further lubrication Is required. Ol] the shears, scissors and ellppers, the wall with a special adhesive. Perforations in the hardboard accept hooks from which you can hang hand mixers, colanders, cooking utensils, and the ile, The hardboard paneling is lightweight but ‘strong, and can be worked with ordinary handye man tools without danger of split: ting or cracking, It comes in a number of finishes, | including woodgrain and plastic which can be sponge-cleaned. An additional idea 1s tobracket a full-length horizontal shelf on- ta. the perforated hardboard and use it asa counter, By installing an electric outlet in the’ closet, it wil] be possible to usa mixers, blenders and: othar small ‘ap ‘pliancag right at the counter. The inside surface Of the clo-! set door can also.be paneled with perforated hardboard, [ft pro- videMhandy storage space for pots, pang, utensi]. covers, trays and other kitchen brick-a-brack that.can. be hung from: hooks, teeth free of piteh or othersticky substance. Set the blade prard and splitter In place, und make sure that it is In line with the blade so the woud stock can move through freely, Then follow this Procednra: Move the fence so it fs about 1? away from the blutle, and Jock the fanee in positlon. Place the hoard on the lable and / move it close ta the blade, Start the moter, then feed the stock Slowly and ‘smuothly into the blade, Hold the board; down flat with the palm of your left hand, well off ta the side away fram the blade, and hack neor the end of the buard, The fingers of this hand are curved so they grip the side edge of the board, The right hand pushes the board forward during the cutting. Stand o bit to the side never directly in back of the blade, As the board nears the end of the cut, slide the left hand a bit forward to keep the board from- bouncing and to guide It closely against the fence, When the ent is completed, throw the switchto stop the motor, Wait until the blade is still before remove. ing the entoff plece, In that way they are protected against being. -pulled into the blade if the work slides forward becatse of a fault {n the grain, or the wood is thrown hack hy a sticky blade. The left hand ‘is used to push the stock forward into the blade, As the work ap- prvuaches the end of the cut, the right hand fingers are able ta | — move tha wood forward until the cit Is completed and the work slides free. Step the motor, and Wet Concrete . s ‘Requires a e Special Cement ae oe Tt 1s difficult to patch a hole in a concrete wall, such us the inside of a basement, If there is a trickle of waler coming through, As ‘you apply patching cones crefe,,.the, water, softens, A. up, quickly, and pushes it out, within a few minuted.’ However,’ You ean buy a hydraulic cament de. remove the waste stock. . A umber of practice cuts such as described ahove will give you ‘the feel? of the blade, the’ rate ‘and amonnt of force Tés quired to send the work throngh, More important, the practice will make you aware of the various ways in which the fingers can be guarded while heing used to hotd down and move the stock, Fingering for wood cutting {s nat quite as precise as, for plano playing, but’ just as important for your safety. When you've acquired a proper approach for handling the stick you will be well .on the way to obtaining top- hotch workmanship from the saw, PROGRESS Dawson Construction, the low bidder, has been ewarded the contract for clearing and draining of the site within the village of Masset chosen for a major housing develop- ment, PLANNED FOR WEIGHT A railway freight car’ with 20 axles, capable of carrying a single 260-ton load, is being built in Romania. - signed especially for the pur-]j pose of making such repairs, It's more expensive than the patching material, but well worth it when you have to make @ quick repair while the damag- ed area is wet, This special type of cement hardens almost Instantly, You take a glob of it and jam it into the opening, It must be held /f there by foree for several min- utes, sing a piece of flat hoard or something similar. It will cling and harden quickly and will/@ not be pushed gut by the water.|i One word of warning, Water which is blocked will seak out some other weak polnt in a wall, So what has just been deseribed|— is a temporary repair, The only permanent cure Is to find out/B where the water is coming from/f and halt it before it goes through the wall, * Residential *& Commercial % Motor Winding. Kalum Electric * Television - Radio « Recorder Repairs % Major Appliance Sales and Service * Electrical Conutractor BUILDING. “SUPPLIES A818 W. Highway 16 Phone 635-6381. Cor. Kolum & Park = —sPhone 635-2752 On this joyous Holiday celebrating the birth of the Holy Child, we wish that you may be’ - filled with peace and gladness, comforted with hope, and surrounded by loved ones, Pa | . { a |. | ' ai