Metalworking for Home Machinists: 53 Practical Projects to Build Yourself (Fox Chapel Publishing) How to Make Clamps, Vices, Jigs, Fixtures, Lathe Projects, & Other Ancillary Devices for Your Workshop - Softcover

Tubal Cain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497101727 ISBN 13: 9781497101722

Publisher: Design Originals, 2021

Synopsis

A must-have resource for every metalworking workshop!

• 53 ancillary devices to create, with clear instructions for clamps, vices, jigs, fixtures, lathe projects, and more
• Highly detailed guide to equipping your workshop from an industry expert in designing and building engines and machines
• Save time by devising needed devices so you can get right to work building what you need without delaying completion of your projects
• Author Tubal Cain had over 60 years of experience in designing and building engines and machines, many of which were published in industry-leading magazines and are included here

No matter how well equipped your workshop might be, the need to make special tools, devices, and gadgets will always arise. That's where Metalworking for Home Machinists steps in to help!

This highly detailed guide shows you how to create 53 ancillary devices, including 5 clamps and vices, 10 jigs and fixtures, 25 lathe projects, and 13 miscellaneous projects. A must-have resource for every metalworking workshop, this project manual will help save you time by devising the needed device for you so you can get right to work building what you need without delaying the completion of your final project any further!

Written by Tubal Cain, an industry expert in designing and building engines and machines, the author had over 60 years of experience, and is a leading voice to guide you through the creation of essential workshop devices.

The need to make special tools, devices, and gadgets will always arise in any workshop. Get started building all the ancillary devices you'll need, with Metalworking for Home Machinists!

"The Home Machinist Series is filled with everything you ever wanted to know about machining and more. I feel quite confident that those who read the whole series, or even just one book, will come away with invaluable and extensive knowledge that will help further their craft."
—Shawn Arnold, Publisher CNC WEST magazine

"There is a wealth of insightful and easy-to-comprehend information for metalworkers in the Home Machinist Series. The books are guaranteed to serve as handy, long-term machining references."
—Alan Richter, Editor at Large, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine

About this title

About the Author

Author Tubal Cain (Tom Walshaw) was an expert engineer and craftsman who had over 60 years of experience in designing and building engines and machines, a number of which were published in industry-leading magazines for decades. The author of several best-selling home workshop and model engineering guides, he also won many model engineering exhibition awards throughout his impressive career.

From the Back Cover

"The Home Machinist Series is filled with everything you ever wanted to know about machining and more. I feel quite confident that those who read the whole series, or even just one book, will come away with invaluable and extensive knowledge that will help further their craft."
—Shawn Arnold, Publisher CNC WEST magazine

Metalworking for Home Machinists is a highly-detailed guide that provides clear instruction for creating 53 ancillary devices, including 5 clamps and vices, 10 jigs and fixtures, 25 lathe projects, and 13 miscellaneous projects. No matter how well equipped your workshop may be, the need to make special tools, devices, and gadgets will always arise. A must-have resource for every metalworking workshop, this manual will help save valuable time by devising the needed device for you so you can get right to work building what you need without delaying the completion of your final project any further.

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"There is a wealth of insightful and easy-to-comprehend information for metalworkers in the Home Machinist Series. The books are guaranteed to serve as handy, long-term machining references."
—Alan Richter, Editor at Large, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine

Edition details

• Publisher: Design Originals
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497101727
• ISBN 13: 9781497101722
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144