
PROJECTS: Amateur Scientist
6. Tie or tape one end of a cord to the top of the
barrel and drop the other end through the
open bung directly above the drilled hole.
Insert your index finger through the spigot
hole and grab the cord. Tilt the barrel if
necessary. Gently pull the cord through the
hole and tape it to the side of the barrel.
7. Untie the top end of the cord and thread
it through the large brass fitting with its
threaded end facing down (Figure
D
). Retie
the end of the cord and drop the fitting down
the cord so that it slides straight to the spigot
hole. Insert your index finger and pull the
fitting through the hole (Figure
E
).