Model Engineers' Workshop Projects (Workshop Practice S): No. 39 (Workshop Practice Series)

Got this book to find out what there is in it; very good and interesting as many of the projects are sensible tools for further workshop use once made. The final step up the mountain is a project to make a tapping drill for small (fragile) taps. This is quite a complex project but very attractive to me as the commercial alternatives are quite expensive. Not having access to a milling machine makes constructing this a bit theoretical as far as I'm concerned, but everything in this book will interest and be of use to someone; the instructions are clear and make everything look possible!
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Lots of interesting projects, with adequate explanations,drawings and guidance to suit a range of reader's skills and experience. For those starting out in machining,model engineering etc, this is an excellent resource of tried and tested techniques. Having spent my whole career in Engineering manufacturing, I enjoyed reading this little book and several others in the series. I don't have machine tools currently or a workshop ! It costs about the same as a magazine !
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So far this book has proved to be a treasure trove of ideas for organising my workshop. Looking ahead I can see other projects which look interesting and useful. However, do not be surprised that there is a degree of repetition from some of Mr Hall's other books on lathe and mill work which initially was a little disappointing. However, on further investigation I realised that the projects are there without the chatty hand holding and for an experienced engineer (not me) this might be advantageous. For a beginner, it's worth buying. If you already have his books on basic lathe and mill operations, you might want to think before you buy - but still buy it!
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Looked on Harold Halls website & the projects looked interesting, so I bought the book. Not made any of them yet, but some will be done when I have time! I shall have to convert the metric measurements to imperial, as I have imperial machines. Just call 1mm as .040", most of the metric screw threads can use BA equivalents if you don't have the metric taps & dies to hand.
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Not bad, but a bit of a collection of lots of other ideas seen elsewhere. Useful as a convenient source rather than a file full of papers.
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Good book, some of the items are more for a pro machinist or a larger lathe operator.
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This book covers small items which will be very useful in anyones home work shop, fully detailed drawings on there use and how to make them. I think anyone will find one or two projects in this book useful.
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This book contains several very useful items for the modeller to make, and gain knowledge and experience. Could benefit from an update, otherwise no other adverse comments.
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Harold Hall ist ein genialer englischer Bastler, der einem schön die Techniken der Herstellung von Teilen auf Drehbank und/oder Fräse nahe bringt. In diesem Band schlägt er ein paar kleine (und größere) Projekte vor, die man mit relativ einfachen Mitteln selbst herstellen kann, z.B. Gewindebohrer-Führungen, Gewindeschneider-Führung, Distanz-Lehren/Faulpelze, eine Höhenlehre für den Drehstahl, Planscheiben-Klemmen, Spannzangen, Messuhr-Halter (genial!) und Zubehör, eine Planscheiben Auswuchteinrichtung, kleine Spannblöcke usw. Allein diese Projekte sind es wert, das Buch zu durchstöbern. Außerdem bekommt man die Bücher im englischsprach. Gebrauchtshop für ganz wenig Geld, und dafür hat man eine echte Fundgrube. Man darf sich allerdings nicht vom Englischen abschrecken lassen, ein paar Fachbegriffe lernt man schnell, die engl. Bezeichnungen für Stähle kann man auch nachschlagen, alles kein Problem. Im Deutschen gibt es nichts Vergleichbares!
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Petit livre sans prétention proposant diverses réalisations mécaniques utilisant le tour, la fraiseuse, où la perceuse à colonne. Tous les plans sont en mesures anglaises.
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It’s a handy little book to get the mind working
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It is full of information on projects that assist and support the work you are performing on your machines.
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Die Bücher von Harold sind eine gute Einführung in die Arbeiten an Drehbank und Fräse. Das Projektbuch beschreibt sehr nützliche Helferlein die man an den Maschinen gut gebrauchen kann. Für weniger als ein Kinoticket bekommt man Interessantes und 100 Stunden Freude in der Hauswerkstatt. Anbei ein Bild mit Klemmen "á la Harold", eine Stunde Arbeit und es passt.
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