Handy Farm Devices, 2nd: And How to Make ThemRowman & Littlefield, 17/07/2008 - 288 páginas Those who want to reduce their carbon footprint might do well to consult this century-old guide to low-tech property maintenance. Step-by-step instructions include how to build a lightweight ladder, a small truss bridge, a stump puller, gates that don’t sag and can lift over snowdrifts, a wood splitter, and bicycle-powered machines. For anyone who lives a self-sufficient country life—or for those who wish to—this classic guide from the annals of American history remains current and very practical. |
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... ought to be able to do occasional little jobs of soldering . He needs soldering iron , a bar of solder , resin , a little bottle of soldering fluid , which can be purchased already prepared , also a small 8 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
... ought to be able to do occasional little jobs of soldering . He needs soldering iron , a bar of solder , resin , a little bottle of soldering fluid , which can be purchased already prepared , also a small 8 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
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... iron furnace in which to heat the sol- dering iron . It would cost quite a tidy sum to buy all these things at once , but they can be gradually accumu- lated as one is able to purchase them , and then the outfit should be kept complete ...
... iron furnace in which to heat the sol- dering iron . It would cost quite a tidy sum to buy all these things at once , but they can be gradually accumu- lated as one is able to purchase them , and then the outfit should be kept complete ...
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... with this little instrument . It is a strip of iron I inch wide and % inch thick . One end is cut nar- row and is bent into a hook large enough to fit neatly the largest wire to be spliced . At the WORKSHOP AND TOOLS 13.
... with this little instrument . It is a strip of iron I inch wide and % inch thick . One end is cut nar- row and is bent into a hook large enough to fit neatly the largest wire to be spliced . At the WORKSHOP AND TOOLS 13.
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... iron washers should be kept in hand , and in time a collection of various sizes of wooden washers will accumulate . SOLDERING Soldering may be done by anyone having a very simple outfit . All that is required is a copper sol- dering ...
... iron washers should be kept in hand , and in time a collection of various sizes of wooden washers will accumulate . SOLDERING Soldering may be done by anyone having a very simple outfit . All that is required is a copper sol- dering ...
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... iron must be used . In order to work well the iron has to be kept coated with solder . When it gets blackened it should be filed until bright and then rubbed upon a smooth board while hot in a mixture of melted solder and resin . When ...
... iron must be used . In order to work well the iron has to be kept coated with solder . When it gets blackened it should be filed until bright and then rubbed upon a smooth board while hot in a mixture of melted solder and resin . When ...
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Barns and Stock | 83 |
Poultry and Bees | 116 |
Garden and Orchard | 131 |
Field and Wood | 154 |
Gates and Doors | 174 |
When We Build | 189 |
Worth Knowing | 233 |
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