Show THE mE FARMERS REPAIR SHOP By ByA A. A H. H Powell Powell lr of Farm Machinery Utah Agricultural College In an effort to Increase the 1116 attIC effic efficiency heney ency on the farms some of or the time largest largest larg larg- est schools of the Country are giving courses In form farm machinery and farm mechanics primarily to train the farmer farmer far far- mer mor and his boy hoy to do all aH of the simple simple simple sim sim- mechanical operations that are necessary in the repair and maintenance once ance of ot the farm tarm machinery and ond equip equip- ment With the advent ent of ot power machInery machinery mach mach- on the time farm fann and the mud modern ern farm fann appliances such as the rural lighting plant and the farm house water vat wat er or systems It Is obvious that without some source of Information and knowledge knowl knowledge edge edgo regarding the care and ond repair of ot this equipment the users are ore likely to incur heavy hea expenses for its main main- maintenance We will attempt to call your attention to some of or the time moat simple jobs that may nay be toe dono dOllO in Ui th U Q farm n repair re no- pair shop and a method by bl which considerable time and expense may be saved by properly caning for tor forthe forthe the equip equipment nest There are a great t nan nan- jibs ou on the farm now being ne J because there has not been provided pro a suitable place rr I shop In jn which this work may maybe maybe maybe be done dOLle In many cases the necessary tools Gad end equipment have o not nat n t l Leen cen provided provided pro pro- provided I vided and without a properly I farm Carm repair shop it trill ill be impossible to ac accomplish any of or time the repair work wort Extreme care must be taken when pur purchasing tools and equipment for forthe forthe forthe I the shop otherwise a a. great deal of I II I money may be spent and the time necessary necessary II I sary tools with which most of the work I may be done dono will still be lacking Since most of the repair work willbe will willbe willbe be done during the time winter months the shop should be well lighted and heated room having haYing a concrete floor A small forge Is one of the time most useful pieces of equipment that can be secured It may be a stationary one but preferably a 11 portable one so that It may be he moY moved d to some Jobs that cannot be brought Into into into in In- to the shop In ad addition to the thc forgo forge there should 1 be an anvil one pair of at flat nose tongs tones one pair pall of hollow-bit hollow tongs a ball peen ball peen hammer hummel a hardle hardie and a cold cutter With these tools and anda a n little practice together with a little study of the hardening of steel n a number number num num- ber of punches and ch chisels sels can b be made Now with the above named set of ot tools it will be possible to make new braces for the plow also braces to be used on n the weak points of other to prevent annoying ing breaks and delays There are numerous places placer where an additional brace or bracket may be placed to good advantage ad thereby reinforcing weak meak points on a machine also such Jobs as ns the irons ironson on the wagon box and the hay rack ack In connection with the work on the wagon box the wood working tools should be considered h A complete set of carpenters carpenter's tools would be beery very ery useful useful use use- ful tul and anti probably some of ot the farmers ha have such Buch as os they aro often ofton needed to do repairs to buildings 8 and for tor construction construction con con- work also for tho makin making of ot concrete forms We will consider here hero a few of the most common wood workIng workIng working work- work Ing tools such stich as can he ho purchased without Involving ol any great expense There should be provided pru one one cross crops crosscut crosscut cut saw if Ir possible a n rip saw sae one I standard carpenters carpenter's square n a small I square one trace brace and n ft set of wood oDd bits four t twist drills Mills of or the time following I sizes having a shank that will till fit the laws lawr of the brace hrace one quarter inch three eighth inch ono one half hat Inch and five rIve eighth Inch Th se drills are very cry useful for drilling harl wo wood 1 also t Iso for lining up the holes through h the irons IOns Into the wood on the tho fI on box Should It be he desired t f h drill a tl five eighth hole in a piece of or iron the drillIng drill drill- Ing lug may be easily done dono by b- drilling first a small hole then times us using In tho time next size lar larger r drill and so on until the hole Is of the size desired There Phere should also bo he provided pro if possible one blacksmiths blacksmith's post drill and 1111 n a complete com om complete set of twist drills as ns these are often orten needed for drilling dr holes in ht Iron braces and plates that ma may b bo hC needed for sortie some of the repair Irk There Chore should he be a n small emery wheel for sharpening tools On tine one or two hen cold chisels a few files tiles n a saw hack hack frame and blades for tor sawing Iron trun and a n knife should not lie hp over r looked as RS this Is one of ot the tho most 11 useful tomis for shaping a hammer nr OT an nn IX ax hanl handle handler mr r rounding roun nJ the time edges of n a piece of ot wood to he used as n a tongue on n a mower or any Implement It also muse line has a great many other us uses uses s With the time above e named set of tools it t will be he pO possible for the tho average e farmer far tar mer amer to build a new wa wagon on box l I. I by y useIn use- use In lag Ing the Irons Of nf an nn old one In add to the articles uly mentioned there should also bo ho ed ell a gas mime iline plow blow torch mm II soldering rn copper some sonic Allans lInns lInn's Salts alts I I a n bar of ot 8 solder r and some sand ind There should also be he n a babbitt ladle I and ond simp pond good srn grado o of ot babbitt I A good gent el assortment of bolts holts should also nIle I be he kept In sleek aleck I I |