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TURNING AND MECHANICAL MANIPULATION VOLUME I: MATERIALS, THEIR CHOICE, PREPARATION AND VARIOUS MODES OF WORKING THEM

by Charles Holtzapffel

s 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 combining of woods; how to avoid shrinkage, warping and splitting. Other more exotic materials: bone, shell, ivory, horn, tortoise are described; 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. 480 pages. 300 illustrations, 6" x 9 1/4", Soft cover .................. $24.95.

TURNING AND MECHANICAL MANIPULATION VOLUME II: CONSTRUCTION, ACTION, AND APPLICATION OF CUTTING TOOLS

by Charles Holtzapffel

Volume II, written by Charles Holtzapffel in 1846, covers the construction, action and application of cutting tools and the machines derived from hand tools. This reproduction of the 1875 edition contains over 700 illustrations with detailed explanations of the various types of chisels, plane irons, turning, boring, and screw cutting tools, saws, files, shears and punches, screw cutting apparatus, vises, spindles, and planing and shaping machines. An invaluable reference, now once again available. 595 pages, 6" x 9 1/4", Soft cover. Fully illustrated ................... $22.95

TURNING AND MECHANICAL MANIPULATION VOLUME III: ABRASIVE, AND OTHER PROCESSES NOT ACCOMPLISHED WITH CUTTING TOOLS

by Charles Holtzapffel

This reprint of Volume III is the first to include the supplemental 300 pages of revisions and 250 additional woodcuts provided by John Jacob Holtzapffel in 1894, thus making available the complete text of this very rare book. Volume III covers in complete detail processes used to reduce and shape other than with cutting tools; the shaping and polishing of stone and marble; the grinding and sharpening of cutting tools to precise forms and angles; the producing of cylindrical, spherical, conical and plane surfaces by abrasionand surface grinding; glass cutting and etching, lens grinding and polishing; the use of diamonds in drilling and grinding; sharpening and setting the teeth of saws; grinding of internal cylinders; lapidary work; gem and glass engraving; watchmaker's turning tools; varnishing, lacquering, and bronzing; and much more. A truly amazing storehouse of information. 816 pages. 430 illustrations. 6" x 9 1/4". Soft cover ............... $32.50