Build your own farm tools
Book - 2021
"Josh Volk, author of the best-selling Compact Farms, offers small-scale farmers an in-depth guide to building customized equipment that will save time and money and introduce much-needed efficiencies to their operations"--
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- Published
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North Adams, MA :
Storey Publishing
[2021]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- ISBN
- 9781635863208
- Introduction Why Build Your Own Tools?
- Chapter 1. Setting Up a Basic Shop
- General Tool Safety Notes
- Basic Mechanic's Tools
- Basic Woodworking Tools
- Basic Metalworking Tools
- Workbenches and Toolboxes
- Treating Your Tools Right
- Basic Materials
- Projects
- Chapter 2. Greenhouse Tools
- Simple Seedling Bench
- Germination Chamber
- Potting Bench with Mixing Tub
- Chapter 3. Tools for the Field
- Hoop Bender
- Rolling Bed Marker
- Hand Cart
- Chapter 4. Irrigation Tools
- Drip Winder
- Drip Irrigation System
- Easy-to-Move Sprinkler System
- Chapter 5. Wash and Pack Tools
- Glove Drying Rack
- Hand Truck Pallet
- Onion Bag Filling Stand
- Simple Spray Table
- Mini Barrel Washer
- Rolling Packing Table
- CSA Boxes
- Chapter 6. Office Tools
- Spreadsheets for Seasonal Planning
- Useful and Usable Data Collection Sheets
- Hacking Photos and Video for Data
- Now, Make the Designs Yours
- Appendix Designing Your Own Tools
- Cost-Benefit Analysis for Tools
- Mechanical Principles in Plain English
- Materials Properties in Plain English
- Acknowledgements
- Metric Conversions
- Index