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Show Hi M LI lUJ I VWCUUU : , WW J WM I'f'N ;THi J 1 T i nna n n UVUCUL ! 1 5' H'iiill!!.! ! i ! Pi - ' . vi - i ' I ! Vfef I n n Ss 1 1 1 111 1 i' 1 1 by Jerry Klein Basic tools and a workbench can be fitted info small space so you can make home repairs "'. , and do carpeniry for fun a YOU maybuthot know hacksaw from model that hinge to the wall a drop-lea- f not of folds out the way when being used. You can make your own workbench. Or you can buy a secondhand bench with vise and storage drawers for about $35. With the bench, you'll need the elementary tools that form the nucleus of any workshop. These include a claw hammer, screwdriver, pliers, saw, chisel, file and plane. Each tool should hang near the workbench. Fruit jars are excellent for holding nails, screws, bolts, washers and other hardware. Drawers or shelves will keep paint and other supplies close at hand, yet out of the way. Large pieces of wood may require a rack on which they can be stored without danger of breaking or warping. No matter how simple your first workshop is, it should have plenty of light and ventilation. It should be warm and dry to protect a these daysJXfs really quite easy to install 'a home worsnop which will slice plenty off your repair bills. All you need isa space at least eight by twelve" feet around, and seven feet from floor . to ceiling. Anything smaller makes working awkward and doesn't give you enough room for suchbig Jobs as fixing a sticky door. Thework area need not be in the basement, although this is a preferred location. Perhaps fou can stake out a claim to a corner in the attic, part of the utility room or the garage. You can even have a Workshop that folds up into a closet. A ;inch piece of plywood placed on top of a bridge table makes a usaV ble workbench. Your first prophould be a sturdy workbench with a vise. It there isn't enough room stands on the floor, you can for a bench j-ha- t tools and materials, if not7 for your comfort. With a few basic tools and a space all your own to use them in, you'll be surprised at how handy you really can be. That broken shelf in the pantry proves easy to join again, and instead of buying a bookcase you reinforce the old one and repaint it. As you get handier, you will want more toolsj so you carl handle a greater variety of jobs. To mendthe ventilator, you will need a chair, soldering iron; to fix the living-roo- m some want you'll Eventually, you may. even decide to add some electric power tools to your shop. Then you can handle really major projects, and the machines llso save both time and energy. Miniature power tools also may be added a lathe which is nine inches, long and lour ps. . inches wide, as well as a. tiny grinder, drill press, and jigsaw. BASIC TOOLS Clawhammer Medium screwdriver Adjustable pliers Combination handsaw Coping saw, hacksaw Crescent wrench Vi ... and Va inch chisels Medium file Wood rasp " Brace and augers and bits Jack plane , Wrecking bar Putty knife Tin snips Level and folding rule Try 12 . square FAMILY WEEKLY MAGAZINE MARCH 28, 1954 ; V 4, I j in 1' |