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A beginner's guide to 3D printing provides step-by-step instructions for creating fifteen simple toy projects using Autodesk 123D Design software and Sketchup.

Covers 16 different tool categories, from drills to measuring instruments to high-end production-level equipment to help woodworkers save time and money.

A fun, friendly and accessible introduction to technology.

Whether you're just getting started at the lathe or you're a seasoned woodturner looking for nuggets of insight, you'll find it all in the AAW's Official Guide, "Getting Started in Woodturning", an essential reference of safety information, tool advice, woodturning techniques, and practical projects from the pages of American Woodturner, the journal from the American Association of Woodturners (AAW). Written for beginning woodturners by some of today's finest woodturners -- Richard Raffan, Jim...

High Performance Grinding and Advanced Cutting Tools discusses the fundamentals and advances in high performance grinding processes, and provides a complete overview of newly-developing areas in the field. Topics covered are grinding tool formulation and structure, grinding wheel design and conditioning and applications using high performance grinding wheels. Also included are heat treatment strategies for grinding tools, using grinding tools for high speed applications, laser-based and diamond...

Insider tips for flawless die design and manufacturing Whatever you cast, punch, bend, pierce, stamp, or form, this reference gives you the hands-on guidance and use-it-now data you need to do it better, faster, safer. It's loaded with at-a-glance charts, step-by-step guidelines, and up-to-the-minute techniques for ensuring precision design for every class of sheet metal pressworking. You get all the essential formulas and calculations, cost estimating tips and safety techniques you need to boos...

If chosen correctly and properly maintained, a high-quality lawnmower should provide many years of trouble-free service. This extensively illustrated, step-by-step practical manual provides the reader with advice on how to choose the best mower for their needs, and how to carry out DIY maintenance to keep it in tip-top condition, saving on potentially expensive professional servicing and repair bills. This is an indispensable guide for anyone who owns a high-quality lawnmower.

Written by seasoned experts in the field, this reference explores efficient methods of design, structural analysis, and algorithm formulation to reduce waste, noise, and breakage in system function, identify faults in system construction, and achieve optimal machine tool performance. The authors investigate issues such as force, noise, vibration, and acoustic emission to predict the durability and strength of major system components. They evaluate noise levels for different types of machine tool...