Sickles of various type and shapes are being
used by our farmers for cutting the crops. The efficiency
of a sickle depends mainly on the shape of its blade. The
material used for making the blade, the length of handle and
the type of grip. A crescent shaped blade with a short cranked
handle is suitable for semicircular cutting motion while straight
blade fastened almost a right angle to the handle (which is
long and sometimes slightly covered at the end to give a better
pull), is suitable for pulling out.
Sickle are generally made of rather soft
blades which have to be frequently hammered to produce a right
angle before sharpening with a whetstone. The blades are some
times made to have serrated cutting edge to increase their
efficiency. But they are difficult to sharpen. The above drawbacks
have now been overcome in an improved version of the sickle.
Plant Parameters
Capacity
50 No
No. of shifts
/ day
1
Working days
/ Yr
300
Land Reqd.,
m2
25 m2
Covered Area,
m2
20 m2
Manpower
Skilled
1
Unskilled
2
Raw Material
Iron
Timber
Plant & Machinery
Cutting Tools
Welding Machine
For further information
please contact :
National Research Development Corporation
( A Government of India Enterprise )
20-22, Zamroodhpur Community Center
Kailash Colony Extension
New Delhi 110 048. India
Tel: 91-11-26419904, 26417821, 26480767, 26432627
Fax: 011-26231877, 26460506, 26478010
Website: www.nrdcindia.com
