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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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											Shop Made Tools 2015
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																				

						
							
						
					

																																			




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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Shop Made Tools 2015

				
																
								
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If you've 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 over 50 different authors, this second edition of Shop Made Tools 2015 has something your shop needs, whatever your level of expertise! A fresh set compiled from popular thread on The Home Shop Machinist and Machinist's Workshop bulletin board. Book features items for lathe and mill, work holding, and more. 64 pages.

									
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											The Machinist's Bedside Reader
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																				

						
							
						
					

																																			




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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The Machinist's Bedside Reader

				
																
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By Guy Lautard

																
								
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The first of the three-book Machinist's Bedside Readers set is back in print after a long absence. Guy Lautard's compilations of diverse technical information have sold tens of thousands of copies to machinists of every tyipe around the world.
This book includes fully dimensioned working drawings and detailed instructions for several projects, including 15 practical machinist's tools and lathe accessories.
You'll also enjoy the machine shop acecdotes and the fascinating account of a little lathe made"from nothing" in a Japanese POW camp. Plus, you'll learn "The Secret of the Old Master, " in a heartwarming story by Lucian Cary.
Updated with new sources, The Machinist's Bedside Reader is ready to delight a new set of readers with an interest in this "best of all trades."
Paperback, 260 pages.

									
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											The Steam Donkey Engine - PRICE RECENTLY REDUCED
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																				

						
							
						
					

																																			




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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The Steam Donkey Engine - PRICE RECENTLY REDUCED

				
																
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By William M. Harris

																
								
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Once offered for a limited time in a larger hardcover work, this popular 1880's logging engine project is available once again to builders of scale steam engines!
Softbound. 56 pages.

									
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											Steam & Stirling - Engines You Can Build - Book 3
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																				

						
							
						
					

																																			




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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Steam & Stirling - Engines You Can Build - Book 3

				
																
								
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Book three encompasses years 1993 through 2002, and offers a greater variety of applications with the cherished tradition - the expectation - of challenge.
Flex your metalworking skills on such engine projects as a no-casting 1.5 x 1.5V steam engine, a walking-beam Stirling-cycle mill engine, an epicyclic steam engine, and 17 more -- and bonus sections that offer hobby-expanding related topics.
Hardbound 216 pages
Best Value: Steam & Stirling Set - 4 Books

									
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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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											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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											A Guide to Renovating the Bridgeport Series 1 "J" Head Milling Machine
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																				

						
							
						
					

																																			




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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A Guide to Renovating the Bridgeport Series 1 "J" Head Milling Machine

				
																
								
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If you are planning on refurbishing your Bridgeport Series 1 "J" Head Mill (Step Pulley Model) or if you are in the market for a good used Bridgeport, then this new manual by ILION Industrial Services is a great place to start. " A Guide to Renovating the Bridgeport Series 1 "J" Head Milling Machine ". This 126 page soft cover shop manual, is fully illustrated with over 350 B&W photographs and diagrams, plus step-by-step instructions for disassembling, cleaning, reassembling and adjusting all of the critical components of the Step Pulley J-head milling machine.
Softbound. 126 pages.

									
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											A Guide to Renovating the South Bend Lathe 9" Model A, B & C Plus Model 10k
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																				

						
							
						
					

																																			




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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A Guide to Renovating the South Bend Lathe 9" Model A, B & C Plus Model 10k

				
																
								
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If you are thinking about cleaning up that old South Bend Lathe that was given to you by your grandfather and has been sitting in your garage, this manual is what you will need to get the job done. " A Guide to Renovating the South Bend Lathe 9" Model A, B & C and Model 10k " is a brand new soft cover, 106 page shop manual which is fully illustrated with over 300 B&W photographs plus step-by-step maintenance instructions for the standard South Bend workshop lathes that were produced in large numbers between 1939 and the late 1980's.
Softbound. 106 pages.

									
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											A Guide to Renovating the South Bend Lathe Models 10L, 13, 14 1/2, & 16
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																				

						
							
						
					

																																			




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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A Guide to Renovating the South Bend Lathe Models 10L, 13, 14 1/2, & 16

				
																
								
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Introducing a new publication for the South Bend Lathe enthusiast from ILION Industrial Services: A Guide to Renovating the South Bend Lathe for Models 10L and 10R (known as the Heavy 10), 13" 14.5" and 16". The manual is a bound 8.5" x 11" soft cover, 156 pages in length and is fully illustrated with over 450 B&W photographs plus step-by-step instructions for refurbishing your lathe.
Softbound. 156 pages.

									
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											Advanced Aspects of Machine Lathe Operation DVD
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																																													




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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Advanced Aspects of Machine Lathe Operation DVD

				
																
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Rudy's back with two hours worth of excellent advanced techniques for achieving a very high degree of accuracy while boring, turning, facing, threading, milling or grinding on your lathe.  He also discusses and demonstrates the most important accessories you will use on your lathe.  2 hours.

									
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											Advanced Aspects of Milling Machine Operation DVD
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																																													




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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Advanced Aspects of Milling Machine Operation DVD

				
																
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On this machining DVD, Rudy shows you the methods by which your mill can be highly accurate in every function. He also describes techniques that will expand the usefulness of your mill and improve your level of skill dramatically. Various accessories are discussed and demonstrated. A printed outline accompanies the DVD. 2 hours. 
Watch a brief clip from the DVD.

									
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											Alternative Energy Secrets
										

									
															

																																																		




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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Alternative Energy Secrets

				
																
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By Stephen D. Chastain

																
								
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Stephen Chastain is a gifted mechanical engineer with an emphasis on material science. This book describes properties, processing and use of waste oil for diesel engines and burner applications fuel. Projects including collection and conversion equipment for use of waste oil, engine swapping, silencing and disposal of process sludge. Equipment is suitable for a small shop and may be built primarily from scrap materials such as discarded propane tanks, sheet metal, pipe and scrap aluminum. He discusses Oil and Fuels, Diesel Engines, Practical Alternative Fuel Technology, running on waste oil, installing a diesel engine in a car and off-grid power generation.

									
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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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											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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											Basic Maintenance for the Vintage South Bend Lathe
										

									
															

															

						
							
						
					

																				

						
							
						
					

																																			




					
					
					

										
											
											
											
											
																										

									
									
								

								
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Basic Maintenance for the Vintage South Bend Lathe

				
																
								
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If you are thinking about cleaning up and using that old South Bend Lathe that you inherited from your grandfather (the one that has been sitting in your garage for the last 20 years), this collection of maintenance tips will help you get that beautiful piece of iron back into service. "Basic Maintenance for the Vintage South Bend Lathe" is a starting "how-to" guide for keeping all vintage South Bend Lathes in good working order. The information is applicable to all models ranging from the 9" workshop series to the industrial versions which went from a 10" swing all the way up to 16". The manual will help educate new machine operators and enthusiasts on the correct procedures to set up, clean, lubricate, and adjust all of the critical features of the lathe. The manual is 70 pages, fully illustrated with many B&W photographs and diagrams plus step-by-step instructions on the proper methods for keeping the machine in good working order.
Softbound. 70 pages.

									
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