Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-07-05
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son 40 csrned, in executing nis farming
arst;dns Show US miserable
Ind stone trst Marbles like
I r,Sen wagon wheel, and is full oil
hsrd spots and thst does not run
tine on the periphery, and we WI
chow Won where you may find rickety
Old wagons harness tied together
with tow strings, and implements
generally IN kind OF sllp-shoo con,
dition. simply for, wsnt Of a good
lind Stone If the grind stone be
q noor. one-very hard or fun Oh
hard spots-better make . fence
block. or something else of it, than
tn ever attempt to grind even
broad hoe, or meat axe on it A
roor grind stoue is an unprohtable
piece of property. as every good
farmer knows too well, As such a
stone will shortly consume an unnec-
essary amount ofvaluable time, fully
eouiyalent TO the value OF fret rate
stone. Besides all these considera-
tions. il is utterly imprscticable to
put tools in good order with poor
stone in a bad condition.
1.-THE stone does not run true at
the periphery .'unhang" and prepare
a substantial journal, having neatly
turned bearings, well fltcd to the
boxes, or friction rollers. The jour
nal should extend st least three feet
from the stone, on one side, where
the crank is attached, so as not to
interfere With g. scythe or axe2 heiye,
when the edge is being gronnd. Ii
the stone be slready well hung, the
end Of 4 short journal may be made
longer, by-removing the crank, Dor.
ing q hole in the end of piece of
hard scantlins, and driylng it on the
end of the journal. Then the crank
can te secured 70 the end of the
wooden portion. The crank on s
short journal is always in the way,
when one is grinding q scythe.
II the periphery of the stone runs
very untrue, the most expeditions
way to put il in order is, to dress il
of with a sharp cold chisel. Then
let 8 blacksmith draw out the end Of
a heavy bar of soft iron, as small as
the end of the little finger, and turn
up the end. With this rude chisel,
turn of the periphery smooth and
true. Soft iron is far more effective
for turning off a grind stone than
steel made ever so hard Indeed a
ber Of soft iron. with the end drawn
out as just stated, is the chief style
and form of turning tools for dress
ing of grind stones, when they are
made. After the. periphery and
sides are turned of true, so that the
corners sre square, stone will be in
q suitable condition for grinding
tools.
When grinding tools of any kind,
the workman should always keep in
view the condition Of the stone, as
well ns the manner of grinding the
tools. When grinding grass scythe
or cradle scythe, for example, the
blade should always be held nearly
square across the periphery, Of the
grind stone, for the double purpose
of keeping the face of the stone true,
and not following, as well as for
holding the scythe In the right posi-
tion. If scythe be held length
ways of the stone, the surface of the
grind stone will be made following
and the scythe will not be ground
right
The true position for holding a
grass scythe is, to take the heel in
the right hand, with the blade right
side up, and the lett hand hold of
the blade, and hold it on to the stone
as it rerolYes from the person grind
ing, a little diagonally, SO that the
serrature on the cutting edge may
stand in q hooked position towards
the point, instead Of towards the
heel of the blade. Ground in .his
msnRer, the >cutting edge can be
kept sharp with far less whetting,
than if the serrature pointed towards
the heel of thelseythe; snd the tool
when in use, Will cut so much better.
Let it be BONE in mind, that the
best scythe that can be made, can
not be put in good order on stone
thst does not run true. a,3
When grinding any other kind of
edge tools, aim 70, keep the-stone
true, and not hollow out the surface.
Course, rough, ragged substances or
tools, .th& via gosge out the surface,
should never be allowed on q fine
stone, where edge tools are to be
ground. Plow points, culsvator
teeth, and other portions of imple-
ments that must be ground bright
should be polished onsa rough stone
having coarsef grit than the stone
for sharpening edge tools.
When We were on the farm, no man |
was permitted. to grind anything |
rough and ragged on the stone for
edge tools, any more than we would |
allow a person to use our razor for
pairing his finger nails.
Keep knives of moving machines
sharp, sud whet the edge with fine /
gritted OIL stone; and the machine
will run almost one. horse power
easier. Grind all other edge tools,
sheep shears, chisels, plane. irons,
axes and pocket knives, on . fine
gritted stone, aud, Ehet the edge
With an oil stone, which may be OBJ
sained st most hardware stores for
sWo dimes, Tor less. and your edge
'ools, even when not very good ones,
viii cut like razor.-Nev York