II Sept.. 1911-] 



Far}n Blacksmithiiig. 



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12. FLATTENER. 



FULLER. 



No. 12 is called a fiaftciicr ; and, a.s its name implies, is used for pro- 

 ducing flat surfaces. No. 13 is a fuller, and is used for many purposes, 

 amongst which scarfing iron preparatory to welding is the most important. 

 The Jioi-sctt (No. 14). or hot chisel as it is sometimes called, is for cutting 



hot metal, whilst No. 15 

 shows a cold-sett for cutting 

 cold bars. It will be noticed 

 that the angles of the blades 

 are different, that of the hot- 

 sett being much thinner than 

 the cold .so as to enable it to 

 be easily driven into the 

 heated metal ; the difference 

 in the hardness of the hot 

 and cold iron makes this 

 possible. 



No. 16 is a hardee. It is 

 [jractically a chisel used up- 

 side down, and is one of the 

 most useful tools. The 

 manner in which it is ap- 

 ])lied is to fit it into the 

 sfjuare hole of the anvil, 

 |)lace the material to be cut 

 on top of the cutting edge 

 at the desired position and strike immediately opposite with the hammer. 

 It will be understood that only light bars are to be cut with the hardee. 

 The ht^a\ier ones are cut with the cold or hot setts, according to the 

 temperature of the metal. The use of the hot and 

 cold setts requires the united work of two persons, one 

 to hold the metal in one hand and 

 the tool in the other, while the other 

 l)erson strikes with the sledge ham- 

 mer. When the work is not heavy 

 one individual may. by using the 

 hardee, perform a vast amount o\ 

 work without assistance. 



.\ hand lianuncr (No. 17) requires 

 no further remark than that the most 

 useful weight is about \\ lbs. No. 

 18 illustrates the usual form of a 

 dcdgc liamnnr ; one weighing about 

 10 lbs. would bf best for the pur- 

 pose intended. The S7vage (No. 19) 

 is used for forging metal circular. It 

 is usf(l in ronjiuiction with a swage 

 block or with bottom swages made to 

 fit the anvil. 



14. HOT- SETT OR 

 HOT CHISEL. 



COLD SETT. 



For the farmer, the swagt- block 

 will be the most useful and. at thi- 

 same tiir.e, chtaper than a .set of bottom swages; for that rea.son, no bottom 

 swage is sliown. The S2i-agi hlock (No. 20) is made of cast iron and is 

 a combination of many tools. All tht- swages that will l^ needed, as well 

 as hcx.igonal shaped tools for forming nuts and l)olt heads, are placed on 



