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the other end is made longer to accommodate the nut 

 and to take up slack. A farmer needs round iron in 

 sizes from one-fourth inch to five-eighths inch. He will 

 use more three-eighths and one-half inch than any 

 other sizes. Blank nuts are made in standard sizes to 



Parts to Make Bolt 

 (Nuts and Threaded Rod) 



End of 

 Rod ( 

 Rivited 



6.6.B. 



Figure 75. Emergency Bolts. A bolt may be made quickly with- 

 out a forge fire by cutting a short thread on one end for the head 

 and a longer thread on the other end for the nut. 



Figure 76. Rivets. A stock of soft iron rivets of different sizes and 

 lengths should be always kept on hand ready for immediate use. 



fit any size of round iron. Have an assortment, in dif- 

 ferent sizes, of both the square and the hexagon nuts. 

 To make a bolt in the ordinary way requires weld- 

 ing, but for repair work in a hurry it is better to select 

 the proper iron and cut it to the required length 

 either with a cold chisel in the vise, or with a hardy 

 and a handled cold chisel over an anvil. The quickest 



