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FARM MECHANICS 



small round-nosed cold chisel. If the work is not very 

 particular, the drill may be turned a little to one side 

 by slanting the piece to be drilled. This plan is only 

 a makeshift, however, the proper way being to block 

 the work level, so that the drill will meet it perpendicu- 

 larly. However, by starting carefully, the hole may be 

 bored exactly as required. 



Iron Working Tools. Forge tools for a farm shop 

 need not be numerous. Several pairs of tongs, one 



Figure 55. Machinist's Hammers. A me- 

 dium weight should be selected for farm 

 repair work. It should be hung so the end 

 of the handle clears half an inch when the 

 face rests flat on the bench. 



blacksmith hammer, one sledge, one hardy, one 

 wooden-handled cold chisel, one pair pincers, one par- 

 ing knife, one shoeing rasp, and one shoeing hammer 

 will do to begin with. 



Monkey-wrenches come first in the wrench depart- 

 ment. The farmer needs three sizes, one may be quite 

 small, say six inches in length, one ten inches, and the 

 other large enough to span a two-inch nut. And there 

 should be an ironclad rule, never use a monkey-wrench 

 for a hammer. For work around plows, cultivators, 

 harvesters, and other farm machines, a case of S 



