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There are good ball-bearing grindstone hangers on 

 the market, both for hand crank stones and for belt 

 use. 



The belt is less in the way if it is brought up from 

 below. This is not difficult to do. A grindstone turns 

 slower than any other farm machine so a speed reduc- 

 ing jack may be bolted to the floor at the back of the 

 grindstone a little to one side to escape the drip. This 

 arrangement requires a short belt but it may have the 

 full face width of the pulley as the tight and loose pul- 

 leys are on the jack shaft. 



Emery Grinders. There are small emery wheels 

 made for grinding disks that work quickly and cut an 



Figure 36. Emery Grinder. The illustrations show two kinds of 

 grinding that double emery wheels are especially adapted to. To 

 grind a mowing-machine knife it is necessary to reverse. By placing 

 the rest opposite the center between the two wheels the bevel will 

 be the same on both sides, or edges, of the section. 



even bevel all around. They are made in pairs and are 

 attached to the ends of a mandrel supported by a metal 

 stand which is bolted to a bench. The same rig is used 

 for sickle grinding and other farm jobs. 



BLACKSMITH SHOP 



The furniture in a blacksmith shop consists of forge, 

 anvil, half barrel, vise bench, drill press and tool rack. 

 A farm shop also has a heating stove, shave horse, a 

 woodworking bench, a good power driven grindstone 

 and a double emery grinder. 



