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Edited by Joe Rice
Book two features 18 steam engines, 4 Stirling hot air engines, a Reversing Duplex, and the Tesla Turbine, plus boiler work and related topics.
Hardbound. 200 pages.
Best Value: Steam & Stirling Set - 4 Books
By Jesse Livingston
Metal casting and foundry work, two 1-1/2" scale steam locomotives, three unusual steam-powered engines, and more! Make Jesse your mentor.
Hardbound. 180 pages.
By Rudy Kouhoupt
Fifteen marvelous micro machining articles -- Rudy's speciality. Plus six scale engines precisely done, and more yet -- like Machining Your Own Spur Gears and Milling on a Drill Press. Lasting testament to Rudy's skill, ingenuity, and wisdom both as metalworker and modeler. Contains invaluable tools and clever hobby projects, concisely described, beautifully photographed, and impeccably drawn.
Hardbound. 232 pages.
Best Value: The Rudy Kouhoupt Shop Wisdom Set .
By William M. Harris
In a series originally offered by Live Steam Magazine, the very popular 1-1/2" scale Elk River Mill & Lumber Company Falk logging engine continues to captivate builders.
Softbound. 64 pages.
The Home Shop Machinist's / Machinist's Workshop Project Kit: One-of-a-Kind Aluminum Pen
Bring the projects of The Home Shop Machinist and Machinist's Workshop to life with our very first project kit! This small-project kit contains all the materials needed to complete the "One of a Kind Aluminum Pen" that Chuck St. Louis shared in the pages of Machinist's Workshop. This project is appropriate for beginners or for experienced machinists. All you'll need are basic hand tools and a lathe.
Included in the kit:2 aluminum blanks2 disposable pens with ink cartridges (blue and black)Reprint of Chuck's article "One of a Kind Aluminum Pen"Separate drawing of the pen to scaleFlexible magnetized LED flashlight6"x 6" Microfiber clothHandy reference chart from Hi-Impact Supplies
Finally, when you purchase the kit, it'll come with a unique promotion code good for a one-time discount of 25% off your shopping cart total in our online store!
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...
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.
Softbound. 52 pages.
Build a flywheel pump, Stirling-powered tractor, or "Little Job" cement mixer. Make your own lathe collets, magnetic lathe chuck, mechanical stroboscope, and much more! Rudy is back with a third indespensable, incomparable book of machining tools, techniques and projects! This is a dazzling compilation of Rudy's more recent articles appearing in The Home Shop Machinist and The Live Steam magazines.
Hardbound. 236 pages.
Best Value: The Rudy Kouhoupt Shop Wisdom Set.
By Jeff Maier
The Tesla Turbine, Two-cylinder Uniflow Engine, Terry Turbine, and the Horizontal Uniflow Engine were originally published in the pages of The Home Shop Machinist and Live Steam and Outdoor Railroading. Now see them collected in this gorgeous volume!
Hardbound. 184 pages.
By Weston Bye
Stories fromThe Mechatronist
21 projects fill this book, detailed drawings and full color photos are abundant. Wes's projects are fresh, contemporary -- using CNC as well as traditional machining methods.
Build a Magnetic Gear Clock, Convert a Micro Mill to CNC, Add a Quartz Movement timepiece, a Programmable Sequence Controller, a Glockenspiel....and much more.
224 Pages, 8 1/2 x 11. Hardcover
The newest volume in the Projects Series features articles from the years 2003 and 2004. This edition contains 14 Techniques, 10 Lathe Accessories, 5 Milling and Drilling Machine Accessories, 11 Shop Improvement Articles, 3 Hobby Projects, and 1 Quest for Mastery Article.Hardbound. 272 pages.
By Frank Marlow, PE
If you've ever wished you could take all of the knowledge of a master machinist and pour it directly into your brain, here's your chance. Packed with useful and practical ideas you won't find anywhere else, Machine Shop Know-How proves that there are no secrets in the machine shop, just information that is rarely documented - until now. With its focus on manually controlled machine tools, Machine Shop Know-How moves beyond the basics to offer the problem-solving insights, imaginative short cuts, and clever tips and tricks of the trade that normally take years of hands-on shop experience to learn
528 pages. Softbound.
Compiled by Neil Knopf and edited by Craig Foster and Clover McKinley
Metalworking Book Six is one of the "beefiest" books Village Press has ever produced, Reprinting from mid 1997 through1998, with 11 Technique articles, 19 Lathe Accessories, 8 Milling/Drilling Accessories, 21 Shop Improvement Projects, and 4 Hobby Projects. Some of the highlights of this book include Pat Loop's "A Micro Drill Press" and Donald Dobias' "Making Gears Using a Hob."
Hardbound. 272 pages.
Projects Ten features articles from the years 2001 and 2002. This edition features 14 Techniques, 12 Lathe Accessories, 6 Milling and Drilling Machine Accessories, 10 Shop Improvement Articles, 3 Hobby Projects, and 2 Research for Mastery Articles. The new Research for Mastery section features George Genevro and Doug Kelley. Genevro discusses the Continental A-40 Aircraft Engine and Kelley shares his Notes on Building a Nine-Cylinder Radial Aircraft Engine.
Compiled and edited by Joe D. Rice
Reprinting the years 1987, 1988, and 1989, Projects Four is a comprehensive volume containing many different articles to suite any reader, with 21 Technique Articles, 15 Lathe Accessories, 2 Drill Press Accessories, 4 Mill Accessories, 4 Shop Improvement Articles, 5 Foundry Articles, and 3 Hobby Projects. Duane Dehnicke's Sentinel engine is sure to delight any hobby machinist, and the Foundry section will help you expand your metalworking capabilities!
Compiled by Neil Knopf and edited by Clover McKinley
After an eight year break, the Projects series returned with Projects Eight, reprinting issues from 1997 through 2000. Headlined by Marsh Collins' "Building Your Own Shaper" article and Walter B. Mueller's "Quorn Tool and Cutter Grinder" article, Projects Eight features 19 Technique Articles, 10 Lathe Accessories, 5 Milling and Drilling Machine Accessories, 15 Shop Improvement Projects, and 2 Hobby Projects.
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