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ferent requirements. One job of plumbing that used 

 to stand out as an impossibility was the soldering to- 

 gether of lead pipes, technically termed "wiping a 

 joint. ' ' This operation has been discontinued. Every 

 possible connection required in farm plumbing is now 

 provided for in standardized fittings. Every pipe-fit- 

 ting or connection that conducts supply water or waste 



Figure 65. (1) Pipe Vise. Hinged to open for long pipes. (2) 

 Machinist's Vise. Made with a turntable to take any horizontal 

 angle. The pipe jaws are removable. 



water nowadays screws together. Sizes are all made to 

 certain standards and the couplings are almost per- 

 fect, so that work formerly shrouded in mystery or 

 hidden under trade secrets is now open to every 

 schoolboy who has learned to read. 



The necessary outfit to handle all the piping and 

 plumbing on the farm is not very expensive, probably 

 $25.00 will include every tool and all other appliances 

 necessary to put in all the piping needed to carry water 

 to the watering troughs and to supply hot and cold 



