European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1agazine u a. A Spruce up for Spring As the Days grow warmer and longer most of upstart thinking about the outdoors. But Spring is also time to consider the indoors a time to get the House in order to paint repair wallpaper. The series of stories on the following pages offers some Basic How to advice and information on do it yourself Home fix up. Tips on tools by Andy Lang associated press Ower tools make do in you selfing easier and lasted Tail every Homeowner knows to impossible in is to take Core of things around the House without various kinds of hand tools. For most purposes you can gel along without an electrical saw or a Bell Bander bul hero Are countless household tasks mat cannot to handled without a screwdriver or Hammer or wrench or pliers. Whether you have an organized Home workshop or merely a collection of tools that grew each time an emergency occurred you know Well the value of nor electric implements there ate some things you should keep in mind when hand tools Are purchased and used. Here Are a Lew of them hammers a a ounce Nail Hammer is Best Lor the Novice but it should not to used Lor masonry nails cold chisels  for striking the very Small hand chisels and punches and Lor riveting shaping and straightening in hardened Metal use a 16-Ounco Ball Peen Hammer. A three Pound so called drilling Hammer of plastic rubber word or Rawhide is needed if you word Wilh surfaces that could be damaged by a Metal striking lace. Screwdrivers you will need several screwdrivers of different sizes. While they should to of the Standard blotted Typo in is Well to own at least one Phillips screwdriver which works with Cross stoned screw Heads. When possible buy a set of screwdrivers rather than one. Wrenches ii Yog con gel Only one make in an adjustable Type which has smooth jaws and is different kinds of nuts. But it is not intended to replace fixed opening wrenches for Many jobs. For instance never use an adjustable wrench to free a Frozen nut or Lor final tightening. A wrench should be Tighue adjusted to the nut and pulled never pushed so the Lorce is on the Side of the fixed jaw. Never use an Extension or a Hammer on any wrench handle. Puers so Point pliers Are what you should have if you Hava Only a Small eat Lection of hand toys. Their joints allow the jaws to be adjusted to two positions. Later you sunday March 27, 1988 can buy some of Many specially pliers on t t saws the crosscut saw is the one you will use most. Hacksaws Are or precision work. Hacksaws Are Lor Metal. Very useful is a nest of saws which has three narrow Blades interchangeable on one handle. Two of the Blades Ere known As pc hold saws the third is Lor general cutting. Chisels Wood chisels Are As the name a makes for use on Wood. Cold chisels Are designed for use on Metal and usually Are driven Wilh a heavy Hammer. Planes a Jack piano is the most common. Ills 12 to 15 inches Long and handles most jobs. Files the 12-Lneh sue with second Cut or smooth Cut Teeth is the Alt purpose tile. Files come in Many varieties bul Law Type used on Wood is called a rasp. There Are of course Many other hand tools but you will find out about these when you have a need Lor them. In All cases follow the rules at safely. Whenever practical use Workman s gloves. Always Wear goggles or some other kind of Eye protector when working with Metal or doing anything which May cause chips to Fly. And remember that Dull tools cause More accidents than Sharp ones. The stars and stripes Page 13