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Show THE HHS REPAIR SHOP By A. H. Powell. Associate Professor of Farm Machinery, Utah Agricultural-College. Agricultural-College. In '.in effort to increase the effii j lency on the farms, some of the largest larg-est schools of the Country are giving I courses in farm machinery and farm I mechanics primarily to train the far- I mer and his boy to do all of the slm- j pie mechanical -operations that are necessary in the repair and mainten- J aace of the farm machinery and equip- ' ment. With the advent of power mach- ' inery on the farm and the modern ' farm appliances, such as the rural lighting plant and the farm house water wat-er systems, it is obvious that without some source of information and knowledge knowl-edge regarding the care and repair of j this equipment, the users are likely ; to incur heavy expenses for Its main- i tenance. We will attempt to call your j attention to some of - the most simpla jobs that may tie done in the farm repair re-pair shop and outline a method by which considerable time and expense may be saved by properly careing for ' the equipment. I here are a great many jobs on the farm now being neglected because ! there has not been provided a suitable ' place or shop in which this work may j be done. In many cases the necessary I tools and equipment have not been pro- J vided, and without a properly equiped 1 farm repair shop it will be impossible to accomplish any of the repair work, i Extreme care must 'be taken when J purchasing tools and equipment for the shop, otherwise a great deal of ' money may be spent and the neces- sary tools with which most of the work j may be done will still be lacking. Since most of the repair work will be done during the winter months the shop should be well lighted and heated room having a concrete floor. A small forge is one of the most useful pieces of equipment that can be secured. It may be a stationary one but preferably a portable one so that it may be moved to some jobs that cannot be brought Into In-to the shop. In addition to the forge there should be an anvil, one pair of flat nose tongs, one pair of hollow-bit tongs, a ball-peen hammer, a hardle, and a tld-eutter. With these tools and a little practice, together with a little study of the hardeniag of steel, a number num-ber of punches and chisels can b made. Now, with the above named set of tools it will be possible to make new I braces for the plow, also braces to be used on the weak points of other hachines to prevent annoying breaks and delays. There are numerous places where an additional brace or bracket may be placed to good advantage, thereby reinforcing weak points on a machine, also such jobs as the Irons on the wagon box and the hay rack. In connection with the work on the wagon box, the wood working tools should be considered. A complete set of carpenter's tools would be very useful use-ful and probably some of the farmer have such as they are often needed to do repairs to buildings, and for construction con-struction work, also for the making of concrete forms. We will consider here a few of the most common wood working work-ing tools such as can be purchased without Involving any great expense. There should be provided one crosscut cross-cut saw, if possible a rip saw, one standard carpenter's square, a small square, one 'brace and a set of wood bits, four twist drills of the following sizes having a shank that will fit the jaws of the brace; one quarter t inch three eighth inch, one half inch, and five eighth Inch. These drills are very useful for drilling hard wood, also for lining up the holes through the irons into the wood on the wagon box. Should it be desired to drill a five eighth hole in a piece of iron the drilling drill-ing may be easily done by drilling first a small hole then using the next size larger drill and so on until the hole is of the size desired. There should also be provldod if possible, one blacksmith's post drill nnd a complete com-plete set of twist drills, ns these are often needed for drilling holes in Iron braces and plates that may be needed for some of the repair work. There should be small emery wheol for sharpening tools, one or two cold chisels, a few files, a hack-saw frame and blades for sawing iron, and a draw knife should not be over looked as this is one of the most useful tools for shaping a hammer or an nx handle or rounding the edges of a piece of wood to be used ns a tongue on n mower or any other implement. It also has a great many other uses. With the above named set of tools it will be possible for the average farmer far-mer to build a new wagon box by use-ing use-ing the irons uf an old discorded one. !n addition to the articles already mentioned there should also be provided provid-ed n eas iline blow torch, a Roldering copper, some "Allan's Soldering Sails," a bar of solder, and some Hiind pupor. There should also be a babbitt ladle and 'me good grade of babbitt metal. A co-vi assortment of bolts should also be kept in stoek . |