Lautard

Here's the "mother lode" on a topic of major importance to every machinist.  Chapters are on:  How to make an oil gun (a really good one) in less than an hour; How to arrange for centralized oiling of machine tools using a one-shot oil pump or your new shop-made oil gun and how to make and mount a centralized oiling manifold, what to use for oil lines, etc.  More on oiling machine tools and what types of oil are appropriate as stated from the Myford factory.  Complete working drawings for a very slick design of variable feed drip oil cut to fit lathes, mills, etc.  Shows clearly whether oil is being fed or not, and lets you shut it off so you don't waste oil when the machine is off.  Includes a recipe for a good leadscrew lube, and how to go about grinding in a lathe without harming it.

24 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 (Xerographical Pamphlet)

Item #: BK610

108 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (Paperback)

In this book you will find little that is really new or innovative. Instead, you’ll discover a furnace that uses design principles proven through years of use, but now almost forgotten. Common materials are used throughout and no special skills are required. Costs can also be so low as to be considered negligible. Working evenings, you can advance the state-of-the-art of you shop by leaps and bounds, and significantly increase your enjoyment of melting and casting metal.

Item #: BK304

Kern

Enhance your shop and get the versatility you need in your forging and casting operations! Includes easy to follow step-by-step instructions to build your own gas forge. This outstanding book that shows how to bring stock to a welding heat with the jet engine flame holder design. The culmination of many ideas and practical experience to make a gas forge capable of full welding heat. A section of the book is on calculating heat for any given forge. Includes references for heat energy and gas output. You'll enjoy building the forge or furnace and then realizing you finally have full control offer the heat you need.

154 pages, 5-3/8 x 8 (Paperback)

Item #: BK332

Gingery

Build a complete working foundry from a 5 gallon pail, fire clay and a steel pipe.  Will easily melt aluminum with grocery store charcoal.  Learn molding and pouring.

80 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (Paperback)

Item #: BK295

Ammen

Now with the help of this detailed handbook you can set up a foundry in your own home and make any kind of ferrous or non-ferrous metal castig in sand
molds.

Everything you need to know is here: What is needed in a foundry, types and kinds of sand to use for various castings, the tools of the trade, how to make patterns and cores, how to build molds, how to melt and pour metals and how to recognize casting defects.

Clear easy to follow instructions, based on the author's 35 years of foundy experience, guide you every step of the way. With a little practice, you, too, can become an expert.

238 pages, 5-1/4 x 8-3/8 (Paperback)

Item #: BK258

Cain gives explanations on the composition of steel, its additives, and the effects of different temperatures on its constituents. You will understand what changes occur in the metal and the care that is needed in following the practical processes, which will lead to better and more consistent results. Flame, salt bath and furnace heating are detailed, with information on accurate measurement or recognition of temperature levels.

Cain

124 pages, 8-1/4 x 5-3/4 (Paperback)

Item #: BK273

The secrets of tempering and hardening of steel were once closely guarded secrets on which the security of nations rested. Today, that information can be readily obtained by consulting this comprehensive and extremely affordable volume. Covering every aspect of its complex subject in great detail, this work covers the chemical processes of hardening, addresses the metallurgical properties of iron and steel and is filled with superb period engravings to complement the text. Whether you are a dedicated blacksmith or an interested layman, Woodworth's book will prove an interesting and frequently consulted reference. Reprinted from the 1907 original by Joseph Woodworth.

Woodworth

288 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (Paperback)

Item #: BK403

Written in clear, non-technical language, this is an ideal reference for blacksmiths, tool makers, heat treaters, and engineers. It provides practical information about machinability, shock resistance, and wear, and it offers step-by-step "recipes" for properly heating a wide range of tool steels. This book will explain how to lengthen tool life, eliminate dangerous practices, avoid metal failure, and eliminate costly mistakes. In addition, it includes properties, attributes, qualities, and shortcomings of popular tool steels.

Author: Bill Bryson
ISBN: 1-56990-376-X
Soft Cover
Pages: 210

Published: 2005

2nd Edition

Item #: BK78

Prior to 1940 just about every machine built used Babbitt bearings, and every mechanic was familiar with them. Today things are quite different. Many people get a great deal of satisfaction from restoring old tools, machinery and automobiles that are destined for the scrap yard. A lot of old, heavily built machinery is still available at scrap prices. Often all that is required to put one of these machines back in working order is cleaning and painting individual parts and re-pouring the Babbitt bearings. This booklet contains the basic information you need to melt and pour, in other words, restore Babbitt bearings. You look over Vince's shoulder as he restores a sawmill arbor to like-new condition. Babbitt is excellent bearing  material, and with it you can quickly and easily make low-cost custom bearings for those off-the-wall machine tools you plan to build.

Gingery

43 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 (Paperback)

Item #: BK611

Learn to cast any parts made of rubber or metal-- hood ornaments, kitchen utensils, automotive parts, etc. Choose the right metal for the job, learn to design and make molds, cast in sand, and how to repair castings. Includes instructions on core making, repairing defects in castings, finishing, grinding, polishing, buffing and more.

Cannon

176 pages, 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 (Paperback)

Item #: BK278

69 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (Paperback)

Li’l Bertha describes the construction of an electric furnace to replace the charcoal unit. Although designed with the founder mind, the general design details can be adapted to a wide range of furnace needs from creating ceramics to heat-treating to calcining of investment molds and more.

Item #: BK302

96 pages, 7 x 10 (Paperback)

Outlines the basic techniques of lost-wax casting and describes the equipment needed to carry out the process successfully. Explains how the equipment can be made, using local labor and natural resources readily available in developing countries. Published by Intermediate Technology Development Group Publishing.

Item #: BK290

This reprint of a 1925 engineering text covers Melting Practice, Recycling Scrap, Foundry Practice, Casting Losses and Defects and Die Casting with Permanent Molds. You will learn about fluxes, refractories, evaluating scrap, pouring procedures, curing porous castings, and much more.

Anderson

253 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (Paperback)

Item #: BK260

A great reference for the small foundry. Extremely detailed information, formulas, and diagrams regarding all aspects of melting iron. It has 11 chapters covering all phases of construction, types, maintenance, charging, firing and melting of iron in the cupola furnace.

Hurst

220 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (Paperback)

Item #: BK328

This detailed and "interesting" book describes, in simple terms, every type of metal casting technique imaginable. There are plenty of clear diagrams explaining everything from how a cupola furnace works to pouring clean ingots. Packed with step-by-step guidelines for getting started and working effectively and efficiently in this time-honored craft. You get hands-on advice and cost-cutting tips, plus sound ideas for safety and productivity.

This guide shows you how to use metal crafting tools and processes, casting and mold making, molding sands, molding equipment, metal melting, handling, and pouring devices, alloys and more. Patination of cast metals, working with chemically bonded molds, the newest molding, casting, and pattern-making techniques are just a few of what is taught.

Ammen

375 pages, 7-3/8 x 9-1/4 (Paperback)

Item #: BK259

256 pages, 8 x 10-1/4, well-illustrated (Hardcover)

The revised and expanded edition of Metallurgy Fundamentals provides the student with instruction on the basic properties, characteristics, and production of the major metal families. Clear, concise language and numerous illustrations make this an easy-to-understand text for an introductory course in metallurgy. Over 450 tables, diagrams, and photographs show both the theoretical and practical aspects of metallurgy. Provides instruction and information on the basic principles of metallurgy. Explores the behavior of metals subjected to metallurgical processes and explains why certain material properties are desired and how these properties are attained.

Item #: BK161

202 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (Paperback)

This is a great book to own if you want to learn the basics of metalworking.  It includes easy to follow instructions and diagrams for over 50 projects.  Over 400 illustrations and photos.

Item #: BK194

294 pages, 6 x 9 (Paperback)

This book covers methods of making many types of sculptures such as mold making and ceramic shell casting.  Includes an eleven-page glossary of terms and charts.  Over 90 illustrations and charts.

Item #: BK255

Lindsay

This is a great book for anyone wanting an overall introduction to foundry principles; originally aimed at personnel serving in the foundries on supply, repair and tender ships, this book contains all the information they needed to produce successful castings of all types and in most materials.

300 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 (Paperback)

Item #: BK345

128 pages, 6 x 9, over 200 illustrations (Spiralbound Paperback)

This popular volume features detailed illustrations, a complete listing of sources and a compact, no-nonsense style that will let you spend your time working rather than looking for information.

Item #: BK359

174 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (Paperback)

Reprint of a1903 classic showing how to ram molding sand around patterns to create the molds into which molten metal is poured.  This is an art and a science in itself.

Item #: BK344

Holtzapffel

This is a complete reprint of Volume 1, which was originally published in 1843.  It covers in detail the full range of materials that can be used, why they are chosen, how they are prepared and how they are to be worked.  Descriptions of the ornamental characteristics and stability of the many types of wood useful for joinery and turnery; the combinging of woods; how to avoid shrinkage, warping and splitting are discussed.  Other more exotic materials of bone, shell, ivory, horn, and tortoise are described and tell how they are prepared, cut, bent, joined, molded and inlayed.  Also covered are the use of amber, slate, marble, semi-precious and precious stones; the manufacture of cast and malleable iron; forging iron and steel; hardening and tempering; metal alloys most often used; casting and founding; joining and rolling sheet metal; the various methods of soldering; and much more.  Truly a treasure house of information.  300 illustrations.

480 pages, 6 x 9-1/4 (Paperback)

Item #: BK325