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Shop Made Tools 2013
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Shop Made Tools 2013
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If you've ever spent time with an experienced machinist, you no doubt had "Why didn't I think of that?" moments. Years of machining result in an arsenal of tricks and tools, but why wait? With over 100 entries from a number of authors, Shop Made Tools 2013 has something your shop needs, whatever your level of expertise! Compiled from popular thread on The Home Shop Machinist and Machinist's Workshop bulletin board, it contains entries featuring items for lathe and mill, work holding, and more. 64 pages.
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$9.95
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SMT
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The Steam Engines of Ray HasBrouck
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The Steam Engines of Ray HasBrouck
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Features ten engine designs, ranging in size from a tiny 1/8" bore, air-powered engine, up to steam engines large enough to power a boat - something for everyone! With Ray's no-casting approach, the engine designs are both timeless and economical to build.
The 112 page, 8-1/2" x 11" book is wire bound, to better serve you in the place it's likely to spend most of its time, the workshop. Combining all ten of Ray's engines, including the seldom-seen No. 2, this book is a must-have for anyone contemplating a small engine project.
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$24.95
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SEH
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Flux Core Arc Welding DVD
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Flux Core Arc Welding DVD
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By Steve Bleile

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This DVD is an introduction to flux core arc welding, featuring extremely close-up demonstrations of actual welds in all positions. Steve discusses equipment, welding wires, fundamentals, self-shielded and gas shielded types. 56 minutes.
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$25.95
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BC83
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Kozo's Building the Heisler
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Kozo's Building the Heisler
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By Kozo Hiraoka

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Kozo's second gorgeous, geared locomotive construction series in 3/4" scale may be scaled up to 1.5" for 7.25 or 7.5 gauges. Work in millimeters or inches. Fabricate your own pressure gauge and deadweight tester! Magnificient drawings and crisp photographs combine to make the construction of the Heisler a far easier and more satisfying task.
Hardbound. 248 pages.
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$50.00
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HEIS
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Kozo's Building the Shay
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Kozo's Building the Shay
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By Kozo Hiraoka

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Kozo's premiere geared locomotive contruction series in 3/4" scale with instructions for scaling up to 1" or 1.5". Metric to decimal inch and thread conversion charts are included, plus homemade enhancements. Kozo has developed a technique for relating the step-by-step instructions for duplicating his work, making it possible for amateur and experienced machinists all over the world to build beautiful operating miniature locomotives. Hardbound. 194 pages.
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$50.00
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SHAY
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The Engines of Doug Kelley
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The Engines of Doug Kelley
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Are you looking for a project to challenge your skills? Featuring four model engines from one of premier model engineers of our time, including never-before-published Nash engine. 120 page book is ring bound for workshop ease. Even if building a model engine is on "someday" list, you'll enjoy viewing Kelley's skilled craftsmanship.
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$28.00
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EDK
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Arc Welding I DVD
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Arc Welding I DVD
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By Steve Bleile

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This DVD was produced in 2000. Steve describes and demonstrates several basic aspects of arc welding, as well as important safety concerns. 44 minutes.
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$25.95
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BC81
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Arc Welding II DVD
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Arc Welding II DVD
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By Steve Bleile

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This DVD provides more insight into "watching the puddle" to set the amperage, adjust the travel speed, and maintain the correct rod angle and arc gap. It also covers metal preparation, fit up, and welder skills for butt joints, lap joints, T-joints and corner joints. 45 minutes.
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$25.95
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BC82
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Building a Single-shot, Falling-Block RIFLE ACTION
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Building a Single-shot, Falling-Block RIFLE ACTION
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By Walter R. 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.
Softbound. 44 pages.
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$17.00
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RA
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How to Cut Screw Threads DVD
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How to Cut Screw Threads DVD
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By Rudy Kouhoupt

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Screw Thread forms, and parts, cutting calculations and techniques for cutting threads on the lathe are described and demonstrated. Printed charts and tables are included with this machining DVD. 1 hour.
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$35.95
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BC64
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Kozo's Building the Climax
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Kozo's Building the Climax
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By Kozo Hiraoka

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Clear step-by-step instructions, descriptive drawings, and crisp photos guide builders at all levels toward beautiful, successful 3/4", 1" and 1.5" scale steam engines. Fabricate every single part of your engine from raw stock, and not purchase any (potentially) expensive pre-made parts. No castings to fool with either, just clear and concise directions for making each part, simply and correctly. Hardbound. 224 pages.
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$50.00
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CX
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Machine Lathe - Fundamentals and Advanced Operation DVD Set
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Machine Lathe - Fundamentals and Advanced Operation DVD Set
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By Rudy Kouhoupt

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Combined for the first time in one discounted package, Fundamentals of Machine Lathe Operation and Advanced Aspects of Machine Lathe Operation DVDs are just what you need to learn and master your lathe. Save 10% by purchasing the set!
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$80.00
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BC286
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The Complete Mini-Lathe Workshop
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The Complete Mini-Lathe Workshop
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Turn your mini-lathe into a workhorse, with dozens of improvements and projects designed to broaden its capabilities. In this must-have, 132 page, spiral-bound book, we've assembled and updated material from "Additions and Modifications to Mini-Lathe" column in The Home Shop Machinist magazine. With projects only requiring a drill press and lathe, you don't need to complete an entire shop to get started.
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$28.00
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CML
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The Shop Wisdom of Rudy Kouhoupt Volume 4 - The Micro Machinist's Legacy
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The Shop Wisdom of Rudy Kouhoupt Volume 4 - The Micro Machinist's Legacy
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By Rudy Kouhoupt

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To honor Rudy's vision for producing a series of single-project "chapbooks," the publishers have placed his final articles from The Home Shop Machinist's Micro Machinist column in a spiral-bound chapbook format.
Sprialbound. 80 pages.
Best Value: The Rudy Kouhoupt Shop Wisdom Set.
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$14.95
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SWK4
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6 Projects for the Shaper DVD
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6 Projects for the Shaper DVD
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By Rudy Kouhoupt

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In this DVD, Rudy describes and demonstrates how to make a tapered soft jaw for your vise, a pair of V-blocks, cut dovetail slides, external or internal keyseats and learn how to index and cut spur gears. Drawings, charts and outline included.
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$39.95
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BC80
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A Guide to Renovating the Bridgeport "2J" Variable Speed Milling Machine
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A Guide to Renovating the Bridgeport "2J" Variable Speed Milling Machine
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If you are planning on refurbishing your Bridgeport Series 1 "2J" or "2J2" Mill or if you are out in the market looking for a good used Bridgeport, then this manual is a great place to start. " A Guide to Renovating the Bridgeport 2J Variable Speed Milling Machine " ; this 152 page soft-cover shop manual, is fully illustrated with over 400 B&W photographs and diagrams, plus step-by-step instructions for disassembling, cleaning, reassembling and adjusting all of the critical components of the variable speed 2J milling machine.
Softbound. 152 pages.
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$38.95
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RBP2JMM