Unless the centers have frequent delivery of lumber supplies, or if there is no central cutting-up station, it may be found advisable to add to the building described a small room for the storage of quantity lumber with, possibly, a power saw in it.
18. Bench and Tool Equipment for Grade Center.
The individual bench is to be preferred to the two- and four-pupil bench. Aside from the fact that the double benches are not conducive to good order and system, it is next to impossible to get such benches to remain rigid without going to an initial expense that would be sufficient to purchase the individual bench. Unless they are rigid, it is an injustice to ask a boy to return accurate work. The effect that violent work at one side of a double bench will have upon fine or accurate laying out by some boy on the other side of that bench is not difficult to imagine. The only argument in favor of a double bench is economy of space. If space must be economized, it is better to place the individual benches back to back with just enough space between them to keep them from touching and thus shaking each other.
The rapid-acting vise is desirable, if it is a good one. Some rapid-acting vises now on the market are not as desirable as the old fashioned continuous metal screw vise. A vise is in almost constant use and should be most carefully investigated before being specified.
| INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT. | ||
| Bench, open frame without drawer, glued up top 23 in. by 52 in. tool rack, rapid-actingvise, approximate cost | $ 10.00 | |
| Jack-plane, Stanley or Bailey No. 5, each | 2.09 | |
| Wooden mallet, Stanley No. 1 | .13 | |
| Rule, Stanley No. 34 | .17 | |
| Hammer, Maydole bell-faced claw, 13 oz. | .50 | |
| Wing Dividers, P. S. W., 6″ | .23 | |
| Chisels, socket firmer, Buck Bros., 3⁄8″ and3⁄4″ both | .83 | |
| Marking-gage, Stanley No. 62 | .12 | |
| Try-square, Stanley No. 20, 6″ | .21 | |
| Saw, Bishop Handy Saw, 12″, No. 9 | .75 | |
| Swedish Sloyd Knife No. 7 | .40 | |
| Bench Brush, No. 2A, Orr & Lockett | .30 | |
| Bench-Hook | .25 | |
| Chisel-Board | .00 | |
| Total | $ 5.89 | |
| GENERAL TOOLS FOR 24 PUPILS. | ||
| 6 | Nailsets, cup pointed, assorted sizes, @ 10c. | $ .60 |
| 6 | Try-squares, Stanley No. 20, 12″, @ 36c. | 2.16 |
| 3 | Turning-Saws and Frames, 18″, @ $1.00 | 3.00 |
| 6 | Spokeshaves, Bradshaw and Field or Stanley No. 84, 21⁄2″, nutadjusted @ 59c. | 3.54 |
| 3 | Gouges, 1″, No. 8, outside bevel, Buck Bros., @ 43c. | 1.29 |
| 2 | Ratchet Braces, Barber No. 33, 8″ sweep, @ $1.45 | 2.90 |
| 2 | Plain Braces, Barber No. 13, 8″ sweep, @ $1.08 | 2.16 |
| 3 | Crosscut-saws, Bishop No. 89, 22″, 10 pt., @ $1.55 | 4.65 |
| 3 | Rip-saws, Bishop No. 89, 24″, 8 pt., @ $1.65 | 4.95 |
| 2 | Planes, Jointer 22″, Bailey No. 7 or Stanley, @ $3.03 | 6.06 |
| 2 | Rose head Countersinks, Buck Bros., @ 23c. | .46 |
| 2 | Screwdriver bits, Buck Bros., @ 17c. | .34 |
| 4 | Screwdrivers, 4″ blade, fluted handle, @ 25c. | 1.00 |
| 2 | Auger-bits, 11⁄4″, R. J., @ 80c. | 1.60 |
| 4 | Auger-bits, 1″, R. J., @ 60c. | 2.40 |
| 2 | Auger-bits, 3⁄4″, R. J., @ 50c. | 1.00 |
| 4 | Auger-bits, 1⁄2″, R. J., @ 35c. | 1.40 |
| 4 | Dowel-bits, 3⁄8″, R. J., @ 27c. | 1.08 |
| 4 | Dowel-bits, 1⁄4″, R. J., @ 27c. | 1.08 |
| 4 | Dowel-bits, 3⁄16″, Morse, @ 12c. | .48 |
| 1 | T-bevel, Stanley No. 18, 8″, @ 44c. | .44 |
| 1 | Monkey Wrench, Coes, 8″, @ 50c. | .50 |
| 1 | Pair Combination Pliers, 6″, @ 40c. | .40 |
| 2 | Combination India Oilstones, 6″ × 2″ × 1″, in iron boxes, @ $1.00 | 2.20 |
| 1 | Oil-can, 1⁄4 pt., @ 18c. | .18 |
| 6 | Handscrews, No. 812, @ 40c. | 2.40 |
| 2 | Steel Bar Carpenter Clamps, 21⁄2 ft., @ $1.69 | 3.38 |
| 1 | Set Steel Figures, 3⁄16″, @ $1.88 | 1.88 |
| 1 | Shellac Can, 1-qt. | .78 |
| 1 | Kerosene Glue Heater, 2-pts. | 1.50 |
| 1 | Steel Framing-Square | 1.00 |
| 200 | Individual plane-irons, @ 25c. | 50.00 |
| 6 | Coping-saws with Blades, @ 25c. | 1.50 |
| 2 | Brad-awls, @ 15c. | .30 |
| 2 | Scribe-awls, @ 15c. | .30 |
| List price | $108.83 | |
| SUMMARY. | ||
| 24 | Benches, @ $10.00 | $240.00 |
| 1 | Demonstration Bench | 27.00 |
| 25 | Sets of Tools, @ $5.89 | 147.25 |
| General Tools | 108.83 | |
| List price | $523.08 | |
| Less 10% | $470.68 | |
This estimate does not include lockers, shelving, machinery, etc. The cost of lockers, shelving, etc., can be roughly estimated by noting the price per foot as given in the [description] of the Montclair shop. A grindstone with motor power can be purchased for $30.00 for stone and $60.00 for motor.
Where the instructor must do much grinding, a No. 101 Cortland Corundum Wheel Co. Grinder, cost with tool rest and two grinding wheels complete ready to belt $10.00, will be found an extremely satisfactory investment.
Where power is not obtainable a Pyko Peerless Dry Emery Grinder, cost $6.00 with tool rest attachment, will give excellent service. It cuts much more rapidly than a grindstone and is therefore not so tiring on the one who turns it.
In justice to other makers of tools it must be explained that the mentioning of the firm names is due to the fact that indefinite specifications are worthless. There are other tools as good as those named, some of which are preferred by some manual training men to those mentioned. Those mentioned are first class in every respect and will serve to give the dealer an idea of the class of goods you want. It will be for the purchaser to see that he gets equal quality. By all means, avoid the poor grade tool whatever its price. Were it not for limited space the author would like to list other makers of first class tools. If one is not conversant with the different brands let him consult some of his mechanic friends.
The prices given are list price for 1911-12, Chicago. A discount of at least 10 per cent. will be allowed for quantity purchase.