Post by papaof2 on Jul 1, 2023 20:46:25 GMT -6
One of the classics of 20th century "how to" books: the 7 volume set of books from Dave Gingery in hardback.
Described as "complete 7 book series including; The Charcoal Foundry, The Metal Lathe, The Metal Shaper, The Milling Machine, The Dividing Head, The Drill Press and The Sheet Metal Brake".
$64.95 + tax, free shipping
www.amazon.com/Build-Metal-Working-Scrap-Complete/dp/1878087355/
That's price-competitive with buying all seven books in ebook format and you can use it by the light of the (hopefully coal) fire in your forge ;-)
I'm no longer able to swing a hammer big enough to to be useful for most metal work but this might be a great investment for someone wanting to be able to build/repair horse-drawn farming implements - or perhaps even human-powered implements.
If you have the typical tools to build the basic pieces, you could be building bigger things when the SHTF.
You build me a <whatever I need> I'll make you good deal on a 20 watt solar panel and a controller to charge your kid's game that he's been screaming about for weeks ;-)
It's not always intrinsic worth, but worth in immediate circumstances that's important.
Described as "complete 7 book series including; The Charcoal Foundry, The Metal Lathe, The Metal Shaper, The Milling Machine, The Dividing Head, The Drill Press and The Sheet Metal Brake".
$64.95 + tax, free shipping
www.amazon.com/Build-Metal-Working-Scrap-Complete/dp/1878087355/
That's price-competitive with buying all seven books in ebook format and you can use it by the light of the (hopefully coal) fire in your forge ;-)
I'm no longer able to swing a hammer big enough to to be useful for most metal work but this might be a great investment for someone wanting to be able to build/repair horse-drawn farming implements - or perhaps even human-powered implements.
If you have the typical tools to build the basic pieces, you could be building bigger things when the SHTF.
You build me a <whatever I need> I'll make you good deal on a 20 watt solar panel and a controller to charge your kid's game that he's been screaming about for weeks ;-)
It's not always intrinsic worth, but worth in immediate circumstances that's important.