Equipment for Rural Workshops

1. Introduction 7
2. Workshop building for one or two craftsmen 9
3. Basic equipment for a 1-2 man workshop without power supply
3.1 Basic woodworking equipment 12
3.2 Basic metal working equipment 23
4. Additional useful equipment for a 1-2 man workshop without
power supply
4.1 Additional useful woodworking equipment 34
4.2 Additional useful metal working equipment 37
5. Small power tools for use in a 1-2 man workshop
5.1 Power woodworking equipment 46
5.2 Power metal working equipment 49
6. Workshop buildings for 4 -6 craftsmen 51
7. Power equipment for a 4-6 man workshop
7.1 Power woodworking equipment - machine tools 54
7.2 Power metal working equipment - machine tools 57
8. Power supply for the workshop 60
9. Bibliography on small scale workshops 61
Appendix I Suggested list of workshop equipment 62
Appendix 11 List of equipment which can be made within the workshop 67
Appendix I I I Notes on metal -working equipment 70
Appendix IV Rural blacksmith entrepreneurs and their capabilities 72
Appendix V Tools and prices 76
Appendix VI Suppliers ' names and addresses 90