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Practical Sheet Metal Layout: Today's Forty Most Frequently-Used Fittings Volume 1 6th Edition
Practical Sheet Metal Layout: Today's Forty Most Frequently-Used Fittings Volume 1 6th Edition
by Richard S. Budzick
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Includes supplemental sections of other fittings and items, step-by-step instructions for laying out today?s most frequently-used fittings. Also a section containing 93 fittings and items not as frequently needed but often required to solve ductrun... (read more)

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Building a Single-shot, Falling-block Rifle Action
Building a Single-shot, Falling-block Rifle Action
by Walter B. Mueller
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Originally published as a series in The Home Shop Machinist magazine, this very popular gunsmithing project for firearms enthusiasts is now presented complete in soft-cover format for workbench ease.... (read more)

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Practical Sheet Metal Layout: Round Fittings Used Today 4th Edition
Practical Sheet Metal Layout: Round Fittings Used Today 4th Edition
by Richard S. Budzik
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Contains step-by-step instructions for laying out the patterns for the round fittings used today. Also contains 87 pages of trade information for fabricating round work. Quite often sheet metal workers are not as confident when doing round work due to a... (read more)

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Practical Sheet Metal Layout: Fittings Used Today That Require Triangulation 4th Edition
Practical Sheet Metal Layout: Fittings Used Today That Require Triangulation 4th Edition
by Richard S. Budzik
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Contains step-by-step instructions for laying out the patterns for fittings that require triangulation. Also contains 62 pages of trade information explaining the theory of triangulation, making the layout of these fittings easier to understand. Much of... (read more)

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Machine Shop Projects
Machine Shop Projects
by South Bend Lathe Works
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Back in 1954 when this publication was released, South Bend Lathe was still a leader in smaller, low-cost yet quality lathes that ended up in technical schools all over the country. That lower end market has been taken over by other manufacturers... (read more)

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IPT's Industrial Fasteners Handbook: Bolting and Securing Systems
IPT's Industrial Fasteners Handbook: Bolting and Securing Systems
by Bruce M. Basaraba
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IPT's Industrial Fasteners Handbook is an excellent reference for engineers, draftsmen, supervisors, journeymen and apprentices of all steel related industries, including: aerospace, refining and chemical, pulp and paper, mining, shipyard, construction... (read more)

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Build an EDM
Build an EDM
by Robert P. Langlois
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Remove metal by spark erosion through electrical discharge machining. Descriptive hand-penned drawings put the author at your elbow.... (read more)

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Complete Metalsmith ProPlus Edition
Complete Metalsmith ProPlus Edition
by Tim McCreight
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The Complete Metalsmith ProPlus Edition includes the Professional print version, plus a CD that contains the full text of the book in a format that you can read, search and print on your computer. Additional materials include the text of two additional... (read more)

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Shaper Operations: Lessons in Using a Shaper
Shaper Operations: Lessons in Using a Shaper
by J. W. Barritt
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You get "job ticket" lessons published in 1937 for machine shop students. You get a list of the tools required, a break down of the major operations with detailed steps in each operation, followed by quiz questions to test your knowledge. Each job is... (read more)

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Practical Metal Plate Work
Practical Metal Plate Work
by Paul N. Hasluck
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Chapters include the materials used; geometrical construction of plane figures; geometrical construction and development of solid figures; tool and appliances used; soldering and brazing; tinning, re-tinning, and galvanizing; examples of practical metal... (read more)

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Nonpareil Book #29: American Boys Handy Book
Nonpareil Book #29: American Boys Handy Book
by Daniel Carter Beard
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An 1890 manual of pasttimes which includes instructions for making kites, fishing poles, a blow gun, boats, and theatrical costumes, and for raising dogs, stuffing animals, stocking an aquarium, and camping.... (read more)

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Engraving Metals
Engraving Metals
by Paul N. Hasluck
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Learn about engraver's tools and their uses, elementary exercises in engraving, engraving plate and precious metals, engraving monograms, engraving steel for transfer processes, engraving name-plates, engraving coffin-plates, chasing metals and etching... (read more)

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Dividing Head & Deluxe Accessories
Dividing Head & Deluxe Accessories
by David J. Gingery
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Build a four jaw chuck and thread cutting gears for your Gingery lathe. Build an indexing head that gives all even and multiples of 5 through 100. And more!... (read more)

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Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition
Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition
by Tim Mccreight
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Spiral-bound to lie flat, and handsomely packaged with a rigid fabric cover and plastic band to hold sketches and notes, this information-packed technique source book is on every professional metalworker's must-have list. Filled with drawings and charts,... (read more)

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Making Rifle Barrels
Making Rifle Barrels
by Machinery Magazine
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More than 90 different operations went into manufacturing barrels for the British Lee-Enfield rifle during WWI. The first third of this booklet shows in detail how the Brits did it-- the machines, techniques, and tricks necessary to drill a long, deep... (read more)

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Sheet Metal Technology
Sheet Metal Technology
by David J. Gingery
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Sheet Metal Technology is written in Dave's unique style with the beginner or vocational student in mind as he demonstrates how a product idea is conceived, developed and then produced by a single craftsman with basic tools. Subjects covered are safety... (read more)

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Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws
Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws
by Harold H. Payson
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A valuable manual for all woodworkers, you will learn how to sharpen and maintain all types of blades -- handsaws, bow saws, dado acts, bandsaws, and more.... (read more)

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Build A Two Cylinder Stirling Cycle Engine
Build A Two Cylinder Stirling Cycle Engine
by David J. Gingery
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Steam engines burn the fuel externally and use steam to transfer heat energy into the engine where it can do work. Robert Stirling designed his engine to burn fuel externally, but to use air rather than steam to transport the energy. Using a small metal... (read more)

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Mexican Arts Series: Hammered Copper
Mexican Arts Series: Hammered Copper
by Sandy Baum
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See beautiful hammered copper vessels made long ago and today at Santa Clara del Cobre, Mexico, a small town in the southwest state of Michoacan. From nothing more than a chunk of copper or sheet metal, artists here have spent centuries creating both... (read more)

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Metalworking Sink or Swim: Tips and Tricks for Machinists, Welders, and Fabricators
Metalworking Sink or Swim: Tips and Tricks for Machinists, Welders, and Fabricators
by Tom Lipton
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This collection of priceless tips, tricks, skills, and experiences from a veteran of the trade is presented in a way that captures the attention of users and engages them in the process of furthering the art. It includes shop-tested descriptions and... (read more)

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