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FARM MECHANICS 



partment, but on account of being used principally for 

 screw sinking, they are just as useful in the iron work- 

 ing department as in the carpenter shop. 



Sheet metal snips for cutting sheet metal properly 

 belong with the iron working tools. Snips are from 

 ten to fourteen inches in length. A medium size is 

 best for miscellaneous work. If kept in good working 



Figure 63. Cutting Nippers. For cutting the points from horse- 

 shoe nails after they are driven through the hoof to hold the shoe 

 in place. These nippers are hard tempered and should not be used 

 for any other purpose. 



Figure 64. Two Shapes of Steel Crowbars. 



order twelve-inch snips will cut 18-gauge galvanized 

 or black iron. But a man would not care to do a great 

 deal of such heavy cutting. 



Pipe-Fitting Tools. Recent farm improvements re- 

 quire a few tools that rightfully belong to plumbers. 

 Every farm has some kind of water supply for domes- 

 tic use and for live-stock. A great many farm ma- 

 chines require pipe tools for repair work. Every year 

 more plumbing reaches the farm. 



Plumbing work is no more difficult than other me- 

 chanical work, if the tools are at hand to meet the dif- 



