14 FARM MECHANICS 



form to the climate, as well as convenience in doing 

 the work. A solid concrete floor is a great comfort. 

 And it is easily kept clean. 



The perspective and floor plan show the arrange- 

 ment of the doors, windows and chimney and the plac- 

 ing of the work benches, forge, anvil, toolbench and 

 drill press. 



Figures 3 and 4 show the perspective and floor plan 

 of a farm shop and implement house 40x16 feet in size, 

 which is large enough for some farms. 



SHOP TOOLS 



Good tools are more important on a farm than in a 

 city workshop for the reason that a greater variety of 

 work is required. 



Measuring Mechanical Work. In using tools on the 

 farm the first rule should be accuracy. It is just as 



Figure 5. Caliper Rule. A handy slide caliper shop rule is made 

 with a slide marked in fractions of inches as shown in the drawing. 

 The diameter of a rivet, bolt or other round object may be taken 

 instantly. It is not so accurate as calipers for close measurements, 

 but it is a practical tool for farm use. 



easy to work to one-sixteenth of an inch as to carelessly 

 lay off a piece of work so that the pieces won 't go to- 

 gether right. 



The handiest measuring tool ever invented is the old- 

 fashioned two-foot rule that folds up to six inches in 

 length to be carried in the pocket. Such rules to be 

 serviceable should be brass bound. The interior mark- 

 ing should be notched to sixteenths. The outside mark- 



