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A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school . he result being the required width in inches. To slip on a belt, do so in the direction of the motion. 107. Oiling.—With the old-fashioned boxes where there is simplyan oil hole, oil every morning before beginning work. Much machineryis now provided with devices of various kinds, which make it necessaryto oil at long intervals only. These save much trouble and greasiness,although open to the objection that as the oiling is not a matter of dailyroutine it may be neglected until after the bearings have become dry. 108. Sha
A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school . he result being the required width in inches. To slip on a belt, do so in the direction of the motion. 107. Oiling.—With the old-fashioned boxes where there is simplyan oil hole, oil every morning before beginning work. Much machineryis now provided with devices of various kinds, which make it necessaryto oil at long intervals only. These save much trouble and greasiness,although open to the objection that as the oiling is not a matter of dailyroutine it may be neglected until after the bearings have become dry. 108. Sharpening Tools.— The general process withchisels, plane-irons, knives,and the like, is to grind themo n the grindstone, o r t h eemery-wheel — the former isbetter for the beginner,—andsmooth the coarse edge left bythe grindstone by rubbing on afine stone with oil or water,and sometimes finally strop-ping on leather. Saws aresharpened by filing. Thegrindstone must be kept wet,for the heat from the frictionof the tool on the dry stoneBesides, the water carries ofT. Fig. 352 would injure the temper of the steelthe waste particles of stone and steel, which would glaze the grind, stand on the side toward which the top of the stone grind a Chisel, or Plane-iron, grasp the handle of the chiselor the upper end of the plane-iron, with the right hand, and hold the This is the proper way, but quite often the beginner can get a better result with thestone turning the other way, or from him, as it is easier to hold the tool without the edgecatching. It is, however, usually harder to grind evenly in this way and the edge is usuallynot as good. Common Tools and Their Uses 129 blade in the left hand with the fingers uppermost and near the cutting-edge (Fig. 352) or lay the palm of the left hand across the blade. Laythe tool with the beveled side down quite flatly on the stone, and thenraise the handle until the bevel touches the stone (Fig. 353). Keep
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