MICROFICHE REFERENCE LBRARY A project of Volunteers in Asia Liahtweiaht Seeder-Spreader Popular Mechanics Plan No. 596 by: Clarence A. Martin Published by: Popular Mechanics 224 West 57th Street New York, RY 10019 USA Paper copies are $ 0.50. Available from: Popular Mechanics Plans, Dept 77 Box 1004. Radio City New York, NY 10019 USA Reproduced from Popular Mechanics. (c) The Hearst Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of this microfiche document in any form is subject to the same restrictions as those of the original document. By Clarence A. M&in *i M ADE MOSTLY of aiuminum, this lawn seeder and fertilizer spreader is Iight- weight, rugged and has fairly large capac- ity. Wheels for tbe seeder can be from a dIscarded baby buggy, tricycle or other snldl-wbeelcd vehiole. An axle of %-in. dia. is s&o~ in the deta$ but this @men- sion can be changed to suit the wheels Two ends and the body of the seeder are cut and bent from 1%ga.. sheet aluminum, with a %-ir~ flange being bent on the edges of the end pieces and along the 1or.g edges of the body as shown in the details. The / feed-control adjustment consists of an &I- minnrn strip 255 x 22M in. long. Holes are i drilledin~~strip%in.~dia.andspaced % in. apart, %(i in. from one e&e. A bend the= ismadeintbisstrip%in.fromthe ;:~; saine edge, the angle matchiug that of the bottom of the feeder body. Tbe opposite edge is bent in the opposits direction to provide a ?&ii. fiange,~ in‘whicb a slot is L . cut to accommoda~ the end of the feed- i ‘- control lever. Three slot+ y4 x % in., are cut in the bent strip so It can be moved back ar~i forth on three machine screws on the seeder body as indicated in the right-hand detail. Aftm attaching the feed- control adjuster strip to the seeder body, move it to the “open” position and drill through the holes to provide corresponding holes in the bottom of the seeder body. An L-shaped strip now is bent and attached to the lower edge of the body front so that it supports the edge of the feeder control. The agitator for the seeder is made from two 3 x 2%in. strips of IS-ga. alumhlum, dded and folded ti indicated in the de- tail, then bent to a W-shape and screwed to the axle. Bearings for the axle are cut from W-in. stock or built up from pieces of 13-ga., aluminuu~ The feed-control adjust- ment lever.& 8 I.&ii length of l-in. alu- minum tubing that is hammered fiat for all but 5 in. of its length. The l%n. lever guide strip is shimmed at the ends. Hold a metal scriber against the lever &d swing it so the feed-adjustment goes from full-open to closed, and scribe an arc on the feeder body. Divide this arc into five I POPuLAi? M?xHANIcs I ._f’ ___ ~,. -.