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The Screw Cutting Lathe by James F. Hobart – U
0Reprint of 1907 original. Softcover, 160 pages, fully illustrated
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6 Projects for the Shaper (DVD)
0Make a tapered soft jaw for your vise or 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 Work-Holding on the Lathe by Fred Holder
0With so many options for mounting wood on the lathe, woodworkers are always seeking information on where the differences lie, what the top techniques are, and how to choose the best type for their particular project. Finally, here are all the answers, presented in full detail with illustrated descriptions of the many different types of available chucks, including jam fit chucks, glue chucks, screw chucks, and more. There’s also an illuminating explanation of why the method of holding the work is so important and a brief history of the lathe. Discussions on eccentric turning methods and other forms of chucking round out this comprehensive reference.
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Basic Maintenance for the Vintage South Bend Lathe
0“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.
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Building Stirling Engines without a Lathe by Hoejfeldt Kjeld
0If you have always wanted to build a working model from scratch or are fascinated by Stirling engines and want to experiment further, but have been frustrated by lack of any machine tools, then this is the book you have been waiting for; quite simply it is brilliant.
Here Kjeld describes how to build his first engine in some detail, and then how to construct the subsequent five engines, which largely develop from each other, in slightly less detail, but still plenty enough for you to build them.
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Building the Atkinson Differential Engine by Vince Gingery – U
0NOTE: This Is a Dented, Smudged, or Dinged Book Offered at a Special Price!!
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Softcover, 112 pages, illustrated
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Grinding Lathe Tools with Rudy Kouhoupt (DVD)
0Rudy discusses lathe cutting tools in depth and then describes how each would be ground properly for optimum metal cutting.
Also included are plans to build a grinding table that will increase your accuracy when grinding your lathe tools.
(1 hour, 45 minutes).
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Drilling, Reaming, Tapping and Milling on the Drill Press with Rudy Kouhoupt (DVD)
0Many people sell the drill press short when it comes to machining.
Rudy demonstrates many operations that make it a very important part of your shop.
1 hour and 45 minutes.
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Correcting Bolt Lug Engagement & Excess Headspace (DVD)
0Steve demonstrates how a gunsmith can rework the Remington 700 bolt action rifle for more accuracy, using basic tooling and setups on the lathe and workbench.
The work is done on a factory varmint rifle not as accurate as it should be, and which has long headspace.
He improves bolt contact and the front receiver ring contact.
(1 hour, 35 minutes).
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Bedding, Scoping, and Crowning the Remington 700 by Steve Acker (DVD)
0Steve shows how to have a rifle that is easier to shoot accurately, with little shift in zero, using only hand tools.
Bedding techniques demonstrated on three styles of stock.
His methods for mounting and lapping in a scope and crowning process will assure you of improved shooting.
(2 hours).
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The Shop Wisdom of Rudy Kouhoupt Volume 4 – The Micro Machinist’s Legacy
0To 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.
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The Home Shop Readers’ Tip Books 1 and 2 by The Home Shop Machinist
0Purchase both together and save!