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September 13, 1923
The Pickens Sentinel
Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina
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Practical guide recommending essential tools for a home farm repair shop to maintain machinery economically, including vises, saws, files, drills, and more, as advised by University farm's agricultural engineering division.
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Necessary Tools for Repair Shop
Important to Have Solid Bench to Use Tools to Advantage.
Farm machinery can often be repaired at home and made to do for several seasons. This would seem to be the thing to do under present economic conditions, rather than to make new purchases of expensive equipment. A good solid bench is necessary if tools are to be used to advantage.
Where the farmer desires to do most of the woodwork and blacksmithing it will be necessary to add a forge, dies, tongs, etc.
List of Tools.
The following list includes the tools without which it is not economical to carry on a quarter section farm, say agricultural engineering division men at University farm:
Machinist's vise, 4 inch.
Vise screw, 1 1/2 inch.
Anvil, cast iron or piece of railroad 70 pound.
Saw vise, 10 inch.
Framing square, 16 inch x 24 inch.
Marking gauge, 8 1/2 inch.
Dividers, 6 inch.
Rule, 2 foot.
Level, 26 inch.
Hand saw, 26 inch, 8 points.
Rip saw, 28 inch, 5 1/2 points.
Hack saw.
Files: Flat bastard, 12 inch; mill, 10 inch; round bastard, 10 inch; round, 6 inch; slim taper, 6 inch; slim taper, 5 inch; half round, wood, 10 inch.
Post drill.
Brace, 10 inch.
Blacksmith drills, (1/2 inch shank), 1/4 inch, 5/16 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch.
Bit stock drills, 1/4 inch, 5/16 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch.
Auger bit, 1/4 inch, 3/8 inch, 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch and 1 inch.
Expansive bit, 1/4 inch to 3 inch.
Gimlets, Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Jack plane, 15 inch.
Chisels: Cold, 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch; socket firmer, 1/2 inch and 1 inch.
Drawknife, 8 inch.
Hammers: Nail, 1 1/2 pound; blacksmith cross pein, 1 1/2 pound.
Mallet, mortised handle.
Punches: Center, 1/4 inch; solid, 1/4 inch, 5/16 inch, and 7/16 inch; revolving belt, 4 tube.
Wrenches.
Wrenches: Knife handled monkey, 12 inch; pipe, 14 inch; crescent, 6 inch; crescent, 10 inch.
Double end engineers': Cap screw, 1/4 and 5/16 inch; nut 5/16 and 3/8 inch; nut, 7/16 and 1/2 inch; nut, 9/16 and 5/8 inch.
Pliers, slip joint, 6 inch.
Screwdrivers, Sturwood, 3 inch and 8 inch.
Wrecking bar, 30 inch.
Grindstone.
Oilstone, India combination 11 x 2 x 7 inch.
Oiler and oil can.
Tinners' snips (small).
Soldering copper, 1 1/2 pounds.
Riveting machine for tubular rivets.
Important to Have Solid Bench to Use Tools to Advantage.
Farm machinery can often be repaired at home and made to do for several seasons. This would seem to be the thing to do under present economic conditions, rather than to make new purchases of expensive equipment. A good solid bench is necessary if tools are to be used to advantage.
Where the farmer desires to do most of the woodwork and blacksmithing it will be necessary to add a forge, dies, tongs, etc.
List of Tools.
The following list includes the tools without which it is not economical to carry on a quarter section farm, say agricultural engineering division men at University farm:
Machinist's vise, 4 inch.
Vise screw, 1 1/2 inch.
Anvil, cast iron or piece of railroad 70 pound.
Saw vise, 10 inch.
Framing square, 16 inch x 24 inch.
Marking gauge, 8 1/2 inch.
Dividers, 6 inch.
Rule, 2 foot.
Level, 26 inch.
Hand saw, 26 inch, 8 points.
Rip saw, 28 inch, 5 1/2 points.
Hack saw.
Files: Flat bastard, 12 inch; mill, 10 inch; round bastard, 10 inch; round, 6 inch; slim taper, 6 inch; slim taper, 5 inch; half round, wood, 10 inch.
Post drill.
Brace, 10 inch.
Blacksmith drills, (1/2 inch shank), 1/4 inch, 5/16 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch.
Bit stock drills, 1/4 inch, 5/16 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch.
Auger bit, 1/4 inch, 3/8 inch, 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch and 1 inch.
Expansive bit, 1/4 inch to 3 inch.
Gimlets, Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Jack plane, 15 inch.
Chisels: Cold, 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch; socket firmer, 1/2 inch and 1 inch.
Drawknife, 8 inch.
Hammers: Nail, 1 1/2 pound; blacksmith cross pein, 1 1/2 pound.
Mallet, mortised handle.
Punches: Center, 1/4 inch; solid, 1/4 inch, 5/16 inch, and 7/16 inch; revolving belt, 4 tube.
Wrenches.
Wrenches: Knife handled monkey, 12 inch; pipe, 14 inch; crescent, 6 inch; crescent, 10 inch.
Double end engineers': Cap screw, 1/4 and 5/16 inch; nut 5/16 and 3/8 inch; nut, 7/16 and 1/2 inch; nut, 9/16 and 5/8 inch.
Pliers, slip joint, 6 inch.
Screwdrivers, Sturwood, 3 inch and 8 inch.
Wrecking bar, 30 inch.
Grindstone.
Oilstone, India combination 11 x 2 x 7 inch.
Oiler and oil can.
Tinners' snips (small).
Soldering copper, 1 1/2 pounds.
Riveting machine for tubular rivets.
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Instructional Guide
Tool List
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Farm Repair
Tools List
Machinery Maintenance
Blacksmithing
Woodwork
Economic Farming
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University Farm
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University Farm
Story Details
Recommendations for essential tools to equip a home farm repair shop for woodwork and blacksmithing to repair machinery affordably, including detailed list of vises, saws, files, drills, chisels, hammers, wrenches, and other implements.