Download or read book The Big Book of Maker Skills written by Chris Hackett and published by Weldon Owen International. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ultimate guide for tech makers covers everything from hand tools to robots plus essential techniques for completing almost any DIY project. Makers, get ready: This is your must-have guide to taking your DIY projects to the next level. Legendary fabricator and alternative engineer Chris Hackett teams up with the editors of Popular Science to offer detailed instruction on everything from basic wood- and metalworking skills to 3D printing and laser-cutting wizardry. Hackett also explains the entrepreneurial and crowd-sourcing tactics needed to transform your back-of-the-envelope idea into a gleaming finished product. In The Big Book of Maker Skills, readers learn tried-and-true techniques from the shop classes of yore—how to use a metal lathe, or pick the perfect drill bit or saw—and get introduced to a whole new world of modern manufacturing technologies, like using CAD software, printing circuits, and more. Step-by-step illustrations, helpful diagrams, and exceptional photography make this book an easy-to-follow guide to getting your project done.
Download or read book The Giant Book of Hobby Projects written by and published by TAB/Electronics. This book was released on 1982 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap written by David J. Gingery and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 101 Metal working Projects written by Louis Christian Petersen and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Learn to Weld written by Stephen Christena and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVMaster MIG welding and the metal fabrication techniques you need to repair, create, and duplicate projects in your home welding studio. Learn to Weld starts with the basics: setting up your studio, the right safety gear and safety procedures, and the equipment and materials you will need to begin with welding. With the help of step-by-step metalworking photos and tutorials, you will learn detailed techniques for cutting and grinding, and for joinery using a MIG welder. Practice the techniques and projects, and you’ll soon be able to repair, create, and duplicate metal fabrication projects in your own welding studio. Best of all, you will have both the fundamental skills and the confidence you need to create whatever is in your imagination. With Learn to Weld you’ll be equipped to conquer a world of welding projects./div
Download or read book Sheet Metal Fabrication written by Eddie Paul and published by MotorBooks International. This book was released on 2008-03-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheet metal fabrication--from fins and fenders to art--with all the necessary information on tools, preparations, materials, forms, mock-ups, and much more.
Download or read book Great Book of Woodworking Projects written by Randy Johnson and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shop tested expert advice for woodworkers on how to build 50 attractive and functional woodworking projects for all areas of the house from storage for the kitchen and the outdoors, to furniture and heirlooms. An ideal resource for woodworkers looking for a new project or wanting to spruce up their home, this book has plans for projects that can take a few hours, or up to a weekend to complete.
Download or read book Metal Jewelry in Bloom written by Melissa Cable and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a walk through the metal garden, and admire the delicate blooms and intricate details. Dogwood blossoms, orchids, daisies, wisteria, daffodils, sunflowers, and many more beautiful flowers are all crafted from metal and finished with embellishments, including gemstones, leather, crystals, and more. Readers will learn how to cut, pierce, and texture metal as well as make cold connections including wrapping and riveting. Any level metalworker will love the end results of flowers that are as light as the flowers they represent!
Download or read book Mechanix Illustrated written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Big Book of Backyard Projects written by Paige Gilchrist and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a mammoth resource that belongs in the library of everyone who owns a garden. It's a colorful treasure trove of the best backyard projects ever, from decorative to functional, from walls to walkways.
Download or read book New Technical Books written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Big Book of Hacks written by Doug Cantor and published by Weldon Owen International. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ingenious (and hilarious) projects that aspiring makers will love, brought to you by the tinkerers at Popular Science magazine. From useful, doable gadgets to outlandish contraptions that you’d likely be wise to avoid, this showcase of ingenuity is an entertaining tribute to the inventive spirit. In this book from the science and technology magazine that’s been inspiring everyday people for nearly 150 years, you’ll discover: Geek Toys: Be the life of any party with rad gaming hacks, amazing pyrotechnics, quirky DIY robots, wow-inducing projectiles, and lots of ways to make beer even better. Home Improvements: Pimp out your pad with a laser-security system, an improvised sous-vide cooker, and a life-sized cardboard display of anyone you want. Gadget Upgrades: Want to stash a flash drive in an old cassette? Use a DIY stylus on a touchscreen? Improvise a fisheye lens for your camera? With this book, you can. Things That Go: Give your motorbike a Tron vibe, deck out your car with an action-figure hood ornament, and keep gadgets charged on the go with a solar-powered backpack. …and much more!
Download or read book Metalwork for Craftsmen written by Emil F. Kronquist and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, by a master craftsman who has devoted much of his life to teaching, is an exceptionally useful handbook in the techniques of sheet metalcraft. Presenting easy-to-follow and complete instructions on pages opposite to carefully executed drawings and diagrams, he makes it possible for anyone to learn the basics of this art form and to fashion objects which are at once beautiful and useful, and which display the individual expressiveness of the maker. Beginning with fundamentals, the author lists and pictures all of the necessary tools and carefully explains basic techniques for cutting stock, annealing and heating, pickling, shallow hollowing, raising, planishing, bending and shaping, leveling, soldering and welding, making molds, pattern making, and all of the steps and processes in the fine art of chasing. There follows a series of specific projects for making candlesticks, coasters, fluted platters and bowls, beakers, pitchers, serving trays, lamps, and a host of other articles in a wide variety of designs. A selection of thumbnail sketches for further exploration is included, and complete instructions are given for finishing and oxidation. The compact and graphic method of presentation makes this an extremely handy book, and the projects contained in it will engage the accomplished craftsman as well as the amateur. The approach is consistently from the craftworker's point of view, and the description of workshop methods are clear and direct and result from the author's lifelong experience in actual work and in instruction.
Download or read book The Electroplater s Handbook written by C. W. Ammen and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Techniques, processes and formulas for producing electroplated items.
Download or read book Index to Handicraft Books 1974 1984 written by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Science and Technology Department and published by Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wire Metal written by Denise Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy-to-do techniques at the comfort of your kitchen table! Authors Denise Peck and Jane Dickerson introduce simple wire- and metalworking techniques that have big impact. Working with precut metal blanks and thin gauge sheet, as well as with inexpensive and readily available tools, you can produce results similar to much more complex metalsmithing techniques. Explore lashing, stitching, simple weaving, coils, spirals, twisted wire, and incorporating beads with wire. You'll be exposed to metal pieces being hole-punched, dapped, hammered, textured, colorized, and patinated. This book features thirty step-by-step projects that require only basic jewelry-making skills, but will result in stunning contemporary jewelry. Wire + Metal covers a wide range of styles that will appeal to beginner to advanced jewelry makers.
Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 2168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.
