Workshop Practice Series

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Hardening Tempering and Heat Treatment book 1Hardening Tempering and Heat Treatment book 1
Ref: 888097
author Tubal Cain
Pages 124
this book talks you threw : iron and steel, principles of the hardening process, heating and quenching in practise, tempering, heating equipment, case hardening, other heat treatment processes, carbon steel cutting tools etc etc 10 chapters and 4 appendix.
£8.25

Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop book 2Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop book 2
Ref: 78734
author arnold throp
Pages 93
this book talks you threw :milling flat srfaces, slitting and cutting, keyway cutting, boring, profiling, end-rounding,dividing heads, gear cutting, cutter speeds, chucks for milling cutters etc etc 16 chapters and over 58 illustrations.
£8.25

Screw Cutting in the Lathe book 3Screw Cutting in the Lathe book 3
Ref: 791544
author Martin Cleeve
Pages 173
this book talks you threw :the principles, multiple-start threads, list of tables, practical thread size measuring, gearing and english leadscrew for metric threads, etc etc 9 sections
£8.25

Measuring and marking out book 6 Measuring and marking out book 6
Ref: 938493
author ivan law
Pages 110
this book talks you threw tthe concepts of measuring, rules and calipers, micrometers, dial gauges, angular measurement, tools for marking castings etc etc etc 10 chapters

£8.25

The Art of Welding book 7The Art of Welding book 7
Ref: 122

Author w a vause
Pages 95
This book covers :
arc welding, excercises with mild steel, brazing, oxy-flame cutting, pipe welding, weld symbols, welding defects, vertical and overhead welding of mild steel. etc

£8.25

Sheet metal work book 8Sheet metal work book 8
Ref: 563

author r e wakefield
Pages 151
this book talks you threw all kinds tools, metals and there characteristics, marking and cutting, seams and edges, rivets and riveting, welding and lots lots more
£8.25

soldering and brazing book 9soldering and brazing book 9
Ref: 576

author tubal cain
Pages 136
this book talks you threw all kinds of solders, brazing techniques, fluxes, brazing equipment, brazing alloys, fuels and gases, safety precautions etc etc
£8.25

Saws and Sawing Book 10Saws and Sawing Book 10
Ref: 98056
author Ian Bradley
Pages 95
this book talks you threw saws and sawing, 11 chapters including: using a power hack saw, the fret and jig saw, bench mounted hacksaw machines, the cold saw, the hacksaw, the circular saw etc etc

£8.25

elecrtro plating book 11elecrtro plating book 11
Ref: 97035

Author j poyner
Pages 61
This book covers:
the introduction and principles, the electric supply, the plating tank, the cleaning of the substrate,the finishing of aluminium and its alloys, over 9 chapters
£8.25

Drills Taps and Dies Book 12Drills Taps and Dies Book 12
Ref: 112456

Author Tubal Cain
Pages 103
This book covers in 13 sections:
twist drills, drills of other kinds, drill sharpening, drill chucks, screw threads, taps and dies general, hand taps, tapping drills, screwing dies, tap and die sharpening, tables etc
£8.25

Workshop drawing Book 13Workshop drawing Book 13
Ref: 96643

Author Tubal Cain
Pages 114
This book covers:
the rules and "grammar" of drawing, dimensions, tolerances, machining marks, reading drawings etc etc
£8.25

Making small workshop tools 14Making small workshop tools 14
Ref: 40

Author Stan Bray
Pages 95
This book covers :
marking out tools, benchwork, lathe work, odd leg calipers, beval, scribing block, fly cutters, pin chucks and lots lots more
£8.25

Workholding in the lathe 15Workholding in the lathe 15
Ref: 940

Author Tubal Cain
Pages 111
This book covers:
Between centre work, face plate work, general chuck work, universal or independant chuck, the self centering chuck, unusual chucks, collets, work steadies and lathe alignment.
a very good book for begineers
£8.25

Electric Motors book (second edition) 16Electric Motors book (second edition) 16
Ref: 98264
author Jim Cox
Pages 152
this book talks you threw : induction motors, a few basics, variable frequency drives & 3 phase operation, commutator motors, stepper motors, speed control and electric braking, generators, etc etc 10 chapters


£8.25

Gears and Gear Cutting book 17Gears and Gear Cutting book 17
Ref: 986rt75
author Ivan law
Pages 135
this book talks you threw : the basics, tooth form, gear tooth sizes, rack and pinion gears, bevel wheels, worm gears, dividing heads, definitions and formulae, cutting spur gears, cutting worm and wormwheels, cutting bevel gears, and making gear cutters, 12 chapters.

£8.25

Basic Bench work 18Basic Bench work 18
Ref: 105

Author les oldridge
Pages 127
This book covers in 19 chapters:
materials, reading engineering drawings, hacksaws, files and filing, hammers, chisels and punches, scraping, measuring, marking out, drills and reamers, taps and dies, soft soldering, all soldering and brazing,hardening and tempering lots and lots more
£8.25

Spring Design and Manufacture 19Spring Design and Manufacture 19
Ref: 1149

Author Tubal Cain
Pages 95
This book covers in 10 chapters:
Tension and compression, worked examples, winding coil springs, leaf spring design, torsion springs and lots more
£8.25

Metalwork and Machining Hints and Tips book 20Metalwork and Machining Hints and Tips book 20
Ref: 985678
author Ian Bradley
Pages 95
this book talks you threw : arbours and mandrels, belt jointing and splicing, shaft collars, finishing metal surfaces, g - clamps, surface gauges and rule holders, making special nuts, hand turning tools, the wobbler, case hardeningetc over 15 chapters.


£8.25

Adhesives and Sealants 21Adhesives and Sealants 21
Ref: 1147
author David Lammas
Pages 137
this book talks you threw : Traditional Glues, joint design, joint preperation, sealants, hints and tips, engineering adhesives, environmental factors and much more

over 11 chapters.


£8.25

Workshop Electrics 22Workshop Electrics 22
Ref: 1151

author Alex Weiss
Pages 104
this book talks you threw 12 chapters : single phase, fuses and mcbs, wiring and connection to the mains, outside workshops, safety in workshop electrics, plugs and sockets, lighting, three phase supply and much more


£8.25

Workshop Construction 23Workshop Construction 23
Ref: 1152

author Jim Forrest and Peter Jennings
Pages 133
this book talks you threw 11 chapters : Planning and design, statutory regulations, tools and materials, ground works and materials, the base and floor, the walls and roof, insurance matters, groundworksand rainwater drains and much more

£8.25

Electric motors in the home workshop 24Electric motors in the home workshop 24
Ref: 52

Author Jim Cox
Pages 133
This book covers :
safety, single phase induction motors, three phase, commutatotor motors, overhaul and reconditioning, mobile power, battery power, component suppliers, motor power rating. 14 chapters.
£8.25

The Backyard Foundry 25The Backyard Foundry 25
Ref: 115

Author b terry aspin
Pages 90
This book covers :
basic principles, patterns, plate patterns, cores, core boxes and core making, casting locomotive cylinders, wheels, metals, a solid fuel furnace.

£8.25

Home Workshop Hints and Tips 26Home Workshop Hints and Tips 26
Ref: 114

Author vic smeed
Pages 115
This book covers :
lathe and lathe work, cutting metric threads, knurling troubles, machine tools and accessories, electrical, a simple forge, a simple furnace, low temperature solders, there is lots and lots in this extensive book.
£8.25

Spindles 27Spindles 27
Ref: 1153

Author Harprit Sandhu
Pages 156
This book covers :
designing a spindle, the basic spindle, mounting the spindle, the micro spindle, simple 1morse taper spindle, light toolpost mounted od grinding spindle and much more
£8.25

Simple Workshop Devices 28Simple Workshop Devices 28
Ref: 435532

Author Tubal Cain
Pages 140
This book covers :
getting hold of the job, the thinpiece vice, thinning washers, packing for the machine vice, jigs and fixtures, why use jigs, location jigs, a brazing jig, a collet converting fixture, round and about the lathe, the ball centre, setting over the tailstock, the spring centre and much much more
£8.25

CAD for Model Engineers 29CAD for Model Engineers 29
Ref: 1148

Author d a g brown
Pages 89
This book covers in 15 sections:
computer power required, editing drawings, scaling, components, starting the drawing process, hatching and filing etc etc etc

£8.25

Workshop Materials 30Workshop Materials 30
Ref: 113

Author Alex Weiss
Pages 147
This book covers in 14 sections:
iron and steel, aluminium and copper, other non ferrous metals, selected materials, plastics, wood, refractory and abrasive materials, cleaning and etching, plating etc etc etc

£8.25

Useful Workshop Tools 31Useful Workshop Tools 31
Ref: 1150

Author Stan Bray
Pages 108
This book covers micrometer stands, finger plates, depth gauges, a filing machine, setting up aid, small slotting tool, externall chuck stop, rear mounted toolpost, internal chuck stop and much more £8.25

Unimat 3 lathe accessories book 32Unimat 3 lathe accessories book 32
Ref: 968

Author bob loader
Pages 185
This book covers:
the milling table, tap wrenches, 90mm faceplate, adjustable toolpost, tungsten carbide tooling, attachments for dial gauges, punches, a simple indexing set up and alot more over 14 chapters.
£8.25

making clocks book 33making clocks book 33
Ref: 934

author stan bray
Pages 124
this book talks you threw all kinds of pendulums, escapements, the going train and motion work, wheels and pinions etc etc
£8.25

Lathework A Complete Course 34Lathework A Complete Course 34
Ref: 151

Author harold hall
Pages 165
This book covers :
getting started, a mini surface gauge, precision square, a between centers test bar, hole gauges, distance gauges, tailstock dieholders, precision tapers, screw jack, getting to grips with the face plate, mill drill spindle, a milling chuck cutter.
£8.25

photo etching 36photo etching 36
Ref: 100

Author Brian King and Azien Watkin
Pages 111
This book covers :
uses advantages and limitations of photo etching, preparation of artwork using the drawing board and cad,
component design, the maths bit, and sheet layout.
£8.25

Dividing book 37Dividing book 37
Ref: 43722

author harold hall
Pages 104
this book talks you threw the mathematics, pitch circle diameters, simple dividing divices,the methods, gear cutting, rotary tables and dividing heads etc etc
£8.25

Tool and cutter sharpening book 38Tool and cutter sharpening book 38
Ref: 935

author harold hall
Pages 133
this book covers sharpening drills/endmills/milling cutters, small workshop tools, making a grinding and other tool rest's
£8.25

Model Engineers Workshop Projects 39Model Engineers Workshop Projects 39
Ref: 131

Author harold hall
Pages 103
This book covers :
tapping guides, guided die holder, large tap wrench, distance gauges, lathe tool height gauge, tailstock die holders, faceplate and angleplate clamps, lathe collets, thin piece collets, low profile clamps, tapping stand, etc etc

£8.25

Bearings 40Bearings 40
Ref: 1157

Author Alex Weiss
Pages 117
This book covers :
early bearings, bearing loads, bearing materials, bearing layout problems, bearing finish, bushes, split bearings, thrust collars, hinges and pivots and much much more

£8.25

Grinding, Honing and Polishing 41Grinding, Honing and Polishing 41
Ref: 2430

Author Stan Bray
Pages 99
This book covers :
Materials, Grinding Wheels, Belt and Disk Sanders, Honing and Lapping, Barrelling, Portable Grinding Tools
and much much more

£8.25

Metalworkers Data Book 42Metalworkers Data Book 42
Ref: 2431

Author Harold Hall
Pages 217
This book covers :
Thread Data, Precision Tooling, Spanners, Dividing, Screw thread forms, Worm cutting, Belt drives, Drills, Turning Tools, Grinding Wheels, Mathematical Tables and much much more

£8.25

The Mini Lathe 43The Mini Lathe 43
Ref: 2432

Author David Fenner
Pages 132
This book covers :
safety, preparing the lathe, getting started, modifications for milling, toolpost powered spindle, making a parting tool, improving ridigity and much much more

£8.25

The Metalworkers Workshop 44The Metalworkers Workshop 44
Ref: 2433

Author Harold Hall
Pages 160
This book covers :
the purpose of the workshop, fittings, planning, hand tools, precision tools, the lathe , the milling machine, presses, grinders and much much more

£8.25

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