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Steam Shovels: A Model Builder's Plan Book

				

				

					By Chris Rueby
				

				

					
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A unique collection of full-scale measured drawings for seven excavators from the Golden Age of steam powered shovels. Full details of each machine are shown, including the internals of all steam engines, gearing, boilers, controls, and steering. The 3D CAD generated plans are suitable for scaling to any size for both display and working live steam models. Also included are chapters explaining in detail how steam shovels move, and how boilers and steam engines function. All plans are based on measurements of surviving machines, original factory blueprints and repair manuals, plus patent documentation of mechanisms. Options are shown for versions with traction wheels, rail trucks, and crawler tracks where they were available. The shovels included in this book encompass the range of sizes from small rotating shovels to huge railroad shovels:
Marion Model 28, Marion Model 37, Erie Type B, Thew Type O, Thew Horizontal Crowd, Bucyrus 65-Ton, Marion Model 91.

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Shop Made Tools 2015

				

				

					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 Complete Mini-Lathe Workshop

				

				

					By Ted Hansen
				

				

					
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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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The Engines of Doug Kelley

				

				

					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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A Guide to Renovating the Bridgeport "2J" Variable Speed Milling Machine

				

				

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

				

				

					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.
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Steam & Stirling - Engines You Can Build - Book 3

				

				

					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
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The Steam Donkey Engine 

				

				

					By William M. Harris
				

				

					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!
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Steam & Stirling - Engines You Can Build - Book 1

				

				

					Edited by William C. Fitt
				

				

					Book one offers complete drawings and building instructions for 12 engines, including the very popular quarter-size Rider-Ericsson Hot Air Pumping Engine and a V-4 Oscillating Cylinder Engine (and boiler).
Hardbound. 160 pages.
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Steam & Stirling - Engines You Can Build - Book 4

				

				

					Steam & Stirling  Engines You Can Build, Book 4 features over 200 pages of projects and related discussion pulled from the pages of Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading and The Home Shop Machinist magazines between 2003 and 2009. You will find eight steam engines, four Stirling hot air engines, and more. A wealth of information and the perfect addition to your shop's library. 
Hardbound 211 pages
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The Home Shop Readers' Tip Book 1

				

				

					Valuable metalworking tips from knowledgeable participants in the forums on The Home Shop Machinist website. From the experts who are willing to share - lathe tips, milling tips, shop tips of all kinds...
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The Home Shop Readers' Tip Book 2

				

				

					From the Past and Present! A number of our favorite tips from the "Chips & Sparks" column in The Home Shop Machinist have been blended with tips from current visitors to the Home Shop Machinist website.
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A Guide to Renovating the Bridgeport Series 1 "J" Head Milling Machine

				

				

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

				

				

					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.
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A Machine Shop Companion for the Manual Vertical Milling Machine

				

				

					By Dale Grover
				

				

					Whether purchasing a milling machine or looking to get more comfortable with the one you have, this is the book for you. The intended goal of this book is to increase the odds that your next project on the vertical milling machine will be successful, safe, and efficient. 
Machining is one of those tasks that requires a good deal of knowledge from multiple sources, though many instructional books fall short of getting you to the point of feeling confident enough to flip the switch and cut metal. This book will answer the many questions a home machinist needs to have answered prior to machining.
Subjects include: workholding, tooling, toolholding, speeds and feeds, mill accessories, and more.
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Alternative Energy Secrets

				

				

					By Stephen Chastain
				

				

					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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Anvils in America

				

				

					By Richard Postman
				

				

					
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Referring to Anvils in America is so common in blacksmithing and collecting circles that it is merely referred to as 'AIA'. Want to know when your anvil was made? Refer to AIA. Want to identify the maker of your anvil and learn their history? Refer to AIA. Anvils in America is the single authoritative reference on anvils, their manufacture, history and lore. The early history of anvils starts with European makers, many long gone and now unknown. They are known only by the quality of their work and distinctive styles that are illustrated with photos by the author. The history continues with the dominance of the English anvil makers that had the power of the British Empire behind their distribution of anvils worldwide. Later U.S. makers replace the dominance of the English and other countries start to export anvils to the U.S. Anvils in America documents much of this history through the makers of today! Anvils in America includes many anvil manufacturers' logos as they changed over time and approximate dates of use. It also includes rare, difficult-to-find serial numbers of several makers with time of manufacture.

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Basic Maintenance for the Vintage South Bend Lathe

				

				

					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.
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Build an EDM - Electrical Discharge Machining - Removing Metal by Spark Erosion

				

				

					By Robert P. Langlois
				

				

					Remove metal by spark erosion through electrical discharge machining. Descriptive hand-penned drawings put the author at your elbow. Electrical Discharge Machining -- Removing Metal by Spark Erosion, first published as a series in The Home Shop Machinist. Fun to make, fascinating to use -- perfect results!
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Build an Oil Fired Tilting Furnace

				

				

					Complete plans and operating instructions for a tilting furnace that easily melts 100 pounds of aluminum per hour. Melt with propane, diesel, or used motor oil! 
Using the tilting mechanism, you will never have to handle a hot crucible again. Start, stop, and hold the furnace at any angle for precise pours. Furnace may be modified to melt other materials. 
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