The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-21

There 4 often n great lack ~ economy
ioWn loo fho nso NJ halls for lidofont
kIuiI ui work Sometimes the innli z
uih tho foreman and sometimes with
lh0 workman Ton penny and twelve.
penny ballH ar0 re- nenily employed
whom ixpcnuI0s would subsoryo a more
saiia factory. ~ well as a moro ooonnm
irtl purpose Every workman who has
occasion a. use nails " various altna,
should provide % neat nail.bDN, having
about alx compartments, Tor as many
il nofnnt kinds " nails A suitable box
for holding nails may DO made Of thin
boards. eighteen inches long by ten
inches wide, with llnring sides, and u
division board through the middle II
should be- provided with u suitable han
die In the upper part. and such u nail
box will always be- found more conycn.
lent than some old dish that may BIO
turned over nj . touch.
II a workman u not sufficiently inter-
ostcd In choosing nails Of the most suit
able size for q given piece OF work, the
intelligent boss should point out to him
the advantages Of using nails Of a proper
size. Whom one IL mailing down lloor-
ing, for example, II will be found a mat
Ter Of economy 10 use cightpcnny nails,
especially II the ioist or slocpers arc
hard timber. Whenever m eight penny
nail will hold q board or stick Of timber,
IL will be more economical TO use eight
penny than nails Of n larger size. In
many instances, when n workman Is
mailing on siding. the studs. posts or
beams, In certain places may be unit
sually hard and gnarly; in nll such
/ places, n siN.ponny nail can be driven lin
with facility, whereas, n ten penny mil
will double up and very likely split the
siding or casing before II is driven half
its length.
When balloon frames arc being erect
cd. tho sides Of the ioists are often
nailed 10 the studs with thirty penny
nails. which argues n great lack OF
economy, rs more than mn inch in
length Of every nail will protrudo be.
You'd tho stud. by employing for this
purpose ten-penny nails which will
barely extend through the joist AM
stud. and driving in two or three more,
tho joint will DO rendered much sitter
even by tho use Of n less weight o.
nails.
There Is also n great lack Of economy
when more nails arc used than arc alb
s%olutcly necessary for the well doing o
the work. though nails enough 10 hol,
the work permanently together will b.
found n satisfactory s%uficiency. AM
whatever may DO used beyond n 70
quisite number may DO computed rs 81
/. much clear loss.
Tho joists OF a building are oftcl
placed only twelve inches apart. Work
men frequently drive two nails througl
every board, into each ioist. Onc-ha
the number Of nails would serve tho dc
, sired purpose quite as well, thus sayin
not only the nails but the time en-
, ployed TO drive them.
When making n picket fence, for cS
ample, two ten-pcnny nails are frequent
!, " employed ut one end OF n picket
, where n eight-penny nail would ~
/ swcr quito rs well. II n ribbon wa
nailed over all the pickots, with a fe'
/. thirty-pcnny nails reaching well into tn
|, rails or runners Of the fence. The sam
economy may be exercised when one
A putting on battcns over the joints ,
|. vertical siding. II the studs arc sui
4 cicntly hard 10 hold n nail rs well .
hemlock. small Fights may be employc
. rather than tens. And this sort
economy may BE- exercised In numorot
= kinds Of mechanical operations with a,
vantage to the work itself and with prot
: to the proprietor.
: During the operation Of building boar
!, fences, whore the posts arc made
Z hard seasoned timber. II is o CONNIE
: occurrence 10 SOC workmcn using lar
' tcn-pcnny and wen twclvc-pcnny bull
A ing. nails at n great disadvantage.
J. such nails. In most instances. cannot
driven half their length into hard WOO
! Economy In time. In material. also. NJ
in completing the work In n nor su
y stantial manner, would arguc In fav
y OF using short aud strong fence nails
!. lieu OF long and slender building-nai
" TcchnOtOgtA.