16 Metalworking Workshop Projects for Home Machinists: Practical & Useful Ideas for the Small Shop

by Harold Hall

Overview

·         Includes 16 projects for workshop equipment that can’t be purchased commercially

·         Projects are satisfying exercises in metalworking that once completed will make valuable additions to the model engineer’s range of equipment

·         Projects include an auxiliary workbench, tap holders, distance and height gauges, a lathe backstop, a tailstock die-holder, faceplate clamps, collets, DTI accessories, sash clamps, low profile clamps, and a tapping stand

·         Projects are a compilation of the author’s most popular articles published in Model Engineer’s Workshop magazine

·         Harold Hall was the editor of Model Engineers’ Workshop magazine and is the author of seven books in the indispensable Home Machinists Series

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637411315
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	104
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Harold Hall worked as an electrical control systems engineer for thirty-five years before becoming editor of Model Engineer's Workshop magazine. He is the author of numerous books on workshop practice, including Metal Lathe for Home Machinists, The Metalworker's Workshop for Home Machinists, Milling for Home Machinists, and The Milling Machine for Home Machinists.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 An Auxiliary Bench 8

Chapter 2 Tapping Guides 13

Chapter 3 Guided Die Holder 16

Chapter 4 Large Tap Wrench 19

Chapter 5 Distance Gauges 20

Chapter 6 Lathe Tool Height Gauge 25

Chapter 7 Lathe Back Stop 30

Chapter 8 Tailstock Die Holders 33

Chapter 9 Face Plate and Angle Plate Clamps 38

Chapter 10 Lathe Collets 42

Chapter 11 Thin Piece Collets 47

Chapter 12 Dial Test Indicator Accessories 53

Chapter 13 Faceplate Balancing Fixture 67

Chapter 14 Low Profile Clamps 76

Chapter 15 Engineers Sash Clamps 83

Chapter 16 Tapping Stand 88