Customer Review: Review of Metalworking Tools and Techniques by Stan Bray I read this book hoping it would help me decide if some metalworking tools would be useful to me. I have absolutely no metalworking experience but I do have some proficiency as a woodworker. Before purchasing this book I used the... more info
Customer Review: In this book Gingery steps you through building your own table top sized milling machine and cutters to go with it. This is a great book for any person that would like to cast their own machine shop. Once you have completed building the milling machine, many of the tasks in Gingery's book (like hand... more info
Customer Review: the book is a very good review of metal working fluids basics and if you are new to the industry or planning to teach about the industry and or the relations ship of the MWFs to the manufacturing process it is a good investment -- however a new addition is currently being written and a lot of the... more info
Customer Review: Most of this book is a basic review of what you can find in Machinery's Handbook. It is especialy weak in the area's of milling and turning. Just your basic linear calcs, nothing on finding max chip thickness, angles of entry, circle interpolating feed comp. It' area of moderate strength are complex... more info
Customer Review: This brief (77 page) book covers a lot more territory than its title promises. It starts with the basics of making the steel punches that chasing and repoussage use to create relief in metal surfaces. Clear descriptions cover everything from the proper shape for a tool tip (it should be angled so... more info