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Hardening, Tempering & Heat Treatment.

A comprehensive exposition of the structure of steels and the effects of different heat treatments, particularly in respect of tools. With accurate colour temperature charts.

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R 150.00

Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop.

Small workshops, including those of model engineers, are making increasing use of small vertical milling machines. This book explains how to use them (and lathe milling attachments) in clear terms.

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R 150.00

Screwcutting in the Lathe.

A fully comprehensive survey of the use of a lathe for all forms of screw cutting in all thread forms, imperial and metric.

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R 150.00

Foundrywork for the Amateur.

This book is regarded as the perfect introduction to casting work in common metals. This new edition, brings everything right up to date.

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R 150.00

Milling Operations in the Lathe.

This book by Tubal Cain, who needs no introduction to Model Engineer readers, is a thorough and practical discourse on how to use the lathe for all types of milling work. Next to turning, the most valuable use of the lathe is for milling operations, either using the lathe itself to drive the cutters or by extending its scope by adding a separate milling attachment.

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R 150.00

Measuring & Marking Metals.

Model engineers and many small workshops do not need, or have access to, much of the sophisticated measuring equipment used in industry. Accurate marking out and measurement by more basic means at all stages of work are comprehensively described by and expert engineer.

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R 150.00

The Art of Welding.

This book sets out the basic techniques for oxyacetylene welding, brazing, flame cutting and electric arc welding with mild steel, cast iron, stainless steel, copper, brass etc. in sheet, plate or cast form.
 

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R 150.00

Sheet Metal Work.

The author is an instructor in metal work and allied crafts and describes clearly all the processes likely to be encountered by the hobbyist in a model or light engineering workshop.
 

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R 150.00

Soldering and Brazing.

Joining metal by one form or another of soft and hard soldering, or brazing with various alloys, are run-of-the mill jobs in model and light engineering workshops. Tubal Cain examines the processes, equipment, materials and explains what is happening in the joints as they are made.

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R 150.00

Saws and Sawing.

This book examines all types of saw, hand and machine, their use, maintenance and useful tables relating to various applications.

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R 150.00

Electroplating.

This title will be of value to model engineers and small workshops wishing to plate with any of the customary metals using simple equipment.

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R 150.00

Drills, Taps and Dies.

In this book, Tubal Cain discusses drills and drilled holes and threading with taps and dies, primarily by hand. Imperial and metric sizes plus conversions are included together with all standard thread gauges, sharpening etc.

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R 150.00

Workshop Drawing.

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R 150.00

Making Small Workshop Tools.

Making 14 simple but useful adjuncts to the tool kit for bench and lathe use, taking no more than 3 to 4 hours or involving special materials, yet each able to save considerable time in use as well as aiding accuracy. With working drawings, photographs and sketches etc.
 

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R 150.00

Workholding in the Lathe.

Tubal Cain discusses all the practical aspects of the subject, with many photographs to illustrate specific points.

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R 150.00

Electric Motors.

Principles, characteristics, operation, installation, speed control, braking etc. plus generators, safety, testing and a useful section on identifying and applying scrap motors.

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R 150.00

Gears and Gear Cutting.

Explanations and reasons for all conventional types of gears are clearly set out in this book together with useful tables and machinery techniques to form an invaluable reference work for anyone dealing with machinery.

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R 150.00

Basic Benchwork.

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R 150.00

Spring Design and Manufacture.

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R 150.00

Metalwork and machining hints and tips.

• Useful advice and instruction.
• Explanations of tools and techniques.
• Described and detailed.

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R 150.00

Adhesives and sealants.

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R 150.00

Workshop Electrics.

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R 150.00

Workshop Construction.

A complete guide to setting up a workshop for model engineering or other metalworking hobbies. The book explains every aspect of the self-build process; the methods of construction, floor, wall and roof assembly, layout, planning, regulations, tools, materials and other relevant topics.

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R 150.00

Electric motors in the home workshop.

This is a practical guide to utilizing a wide range of readily available electric motors in typical small workshop applications, including the recycling of motors from domestic and industrial sources.

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R 150.00

The Backyard Foundry.

• Covers basic principles, materials and techniques
• Pattern-making, moulding boxes, cores and core boxes
• Electric, gas and coke furnaces
• Written primarily for the model engineer.

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R 150.00

Home workshop hints and tips.

• Useful hints and tips from the Model Engineer magazine.
• Many helpful nuggets of knowledge.
• Will interest and instruct anyone who works with metal.

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R 150.00

Spindles.

With the model and amateur engineer in mind, this is a guide to making light milling or grinding spindles with a small lathe. Spindles come in many shapes and sizes, depending on their use and included here are descriptions of the design, construction and use of a variety of types (from 19.05 - 57.15mm/0.75 - 2.25 inch) for grinding, milling and drilling. The emphasis is on spindles which are easy to make and have as few parts as possible - all but one use sealed ball bearings.

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R 150.00

Simple Workshop Devices.

This volume features methods created by the author, a skilled model engineer, to reduce frustration in the small-scale workshop and achieve accurate work in simple ways. It includes: difficult jobs in the vice; special jigs and fixtures; 12 lathe solutions; safety guards; and cutting solutions.

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R 150.00

CAD for Model Engineers.

• Shows the computer as a versatile drawing tool
• Strips away the mystique surrounding CAD by avoiding jargon.

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R 150.00

Workshop materials.

Explanations and reasons for all conventional types of gears are clearly set out in this book together with useful tables and machinery techniques to form an invaluable reference work for anyone dealing with machinery.

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R 150.00

Useful workshop tools.

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R 150.00

Unimat III Lathe accessories.

A guide to the Unimat mini-lathe, covering numerous techniques to assist the model engineer in getting the best from the machine. The projects in the book are designed to increase the scope of the machine and advise on the performance of a number of tricky operations.

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R 150.00

Making clocks.

An introduction to the world of horology for the complete beginner. It explains the terminology of the clockmaker and provides general details of clock construction including layout of wheels and escapements, all of which are described and illustrated. The making of wheels, pinions, escapements, plates, pendulums, weights, cases, hands and faces is discussed. The necessary tools and equipment are described, with details of how to make specialised items and choice of most suitable materials for their construction.

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R 150.00

Lathework a complete course.

• An introduction to the metal turning lathe.
• Twelve projects.
• Assumes no previous knowledge of the subject.
• Enables ambitious projects to be contemplated.
• Fully illustrated and detailed in working drawings.

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R 150.00

Milling a complete course.

• An introduction to the milling machine.
• Extensively illustrated projects with full workshop drawings.

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R 150.00

Photo Etching.

The design of items and the production of the high-quality graphics necessary are fully covered as are both home and industry routes to producing the finished items in a variety of metals.

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R 150.00

Dividing.

• Explains radial work on a metalworking lathe.
• Cutting of gear wheels or the drilling of holes on a set radius.

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R 150.00

Tool and cutter sharpening.

Sharpening workshop tools is probably the most diverse of all workshop activities and the one that is least understood by the majority of workshop owners. This is not unreasonable in view of the wide range of equipment suggested for the task, ranging from the complex (typically an industrial tool and cutter grinder) through to the humble off hand grinder. This book illustrates how most sharpening tasks can be carried out using an off hand grinder and a few simply made accessories to a standard comparable to that achieved using much more sophisticated equipment.

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R 150.00

Model engineers workshop projects.

This collection of 18 unique projects for home workshop equipment enables the model engineer to create useful and even essential items that cannot be purchased commercially, including: An auxiliary workbench; Tap Holders; Distance and height gauges; Lathe back stop; Tailstock die-holder; Faceplate clamps; Collets; DTI accessories; Sash clamps; Low profile clamps; and, Tapping stand. Each project is designed to make the model engineer's task in hand easier then it would have been had the items not been made.

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R 150.00

Bearings.

This practical book describes the wide and diverse range of bearings found in the large variety of different types of models built in home workshops. It reviews the choice of bearings materials, the type of bearing to use for each particular application and highlights the differences between home-made and off-the-shelf bearings. It also considers the installation and care of bearings. Furthermore, it also covers several full-size applications undertaken by model engineers, such as clock making and machine tool maintenance, which also call for some knowledge of bearings.

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R 150.00

Grinding, honing and polishing.

This latest volume in the unique Workshop Practice series presents a general overview of the grinding, lapping, honing and polishing of metal, as well as the materials used to make grinding wheels, belts and papers. The uses of various machines and grinding mediums are described, including the off-hand grinder, modern miniature hand drill/grinders and toolpost grinders. There are also instructions for making a small barrelling machine and other suitable devices.

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R 150.00

Metalworker's data book.

A fully illustrated step-by-step guide with 100 sketches and technical drawings, this book also contains a comprehensive range of data which is required in the metal working workshop, and by those designing a wide range of engineered items, tools and machines. It provides in a single concise volume data that is only otherwise available by reference to many different sources or more expensive publications.

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R 150.00

The Mini-lathe.

The Mini-lathe has become the best-selling item of machinery in the hobby engineering market - often purchased as a first step by beginners to the hobby.  At about one-twentieth of the price of a new Myford, these new Mini-lathes set the benchmark for the future. This book is a complete course on using and improving this new generation of budget lathes. It explains everything from setting up and 'tuning' the machine for best performance to using accessories and carrying out tasks.

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R 150.00