II Sept., 191 i_, 



Farm Blacksmithing. 



61 



rust the same as a steel one) ; one or two pairs of cheap calipers for cor- 

 rectly measuring sizes, particuhirly circulai 

 work ; a pair of comf asses ; several spanners, or 

 r.ut-wrenches j and a set of stock dies and tafs 

 for cutting screws. These are rather expensive; 





HAND PUNCH. 



„T,tr7firTnm\w-;.:\V\VV.\v,'\VV\,'-v 



20. SWAGE BLOCK. 



22. CENTRE PUNCH. 



a full set would be about jQ-^, but a set of say \ in. ; | in. ; | in. ; f in. ; 



I in. ; and i in. should be quite sufficient for all the requirements on a 



^''^^"^- Material. 



A small stock of bar 

 iron and steel con- 

 sisting of the under- 

 mentioned size will 

 be sufficient to begin 

 with and will cost at 

 the rate of from jQio 



to ^14 per ton for iron and mild steel, and 4d. to 6d. per lb. for cast 



^ in. ; 



FLAT TONGS. 



steel. A bar of each onlv should be obtained — i in. 



1^ in. ; § in. ; | in. ; f 



in. ; f in. ; i in. round 



and square iron; f in. 



octagonal cast steel ;' 



I in. and i in. mild 



^^^^'- 24. hollowbits. 



Lighting the Fire. 



After filling the hearth up with earth and leaving a hole directly in 



front of the tue-iron. 



15—3 en p: 'i^ previouslv instruct- 

 ^^'^^ ed, the fire may be lit. 

 To do so get a handful 

 of shavings, papers, 

 straw. &c. : or. better 

 still, a shovelful of fire 

 from the kitchen and 

 2^. PLIERS. piaci- inimediatelv in 



front of the tue-iron. Blow the b>ello\\s gently and fill in the .space with 

 whatever fuel is available. If coal is used it sliould be verv small and 

 should be wetted be- 

 fore ])utting on the ^./^r'''""*^ 

 fire to prevent it ^^'-^-^ ^^^^^J^'^^^^ 

 ing up too f|uicklv. "^ "^ 



With a 

 forge, when 

 lused as fuel, care must 26. pincer tongs 



coal is ^%»-^ 



