Engineering Materials

Engineering Materials An introduction to their properties and applications by Michael F Ashby & David R.H Jones, dated 1980. Chapters include: Engineering materials and their properties, the elastic moduli, banding between atoms in solids, The fast fracture, toughness and fatigue, Creep deformation and fracture, oxidation and corrosion, friction, abrasion and wear, final case study, includes 278 pages with many charts, photographs and diagrams.

Date: 1980
Author: Michael F Ashby & David R.H Jones
Delivery: B (delivery guide)
Price : £20.00

The Mechanical World Pocket Diary (1913)

The Mechanical World Pocket Diary and Year Book for 1913, a collection of useful engineering notes, rules, tables and data, twenty-sixth year of publication. This old pocket book includes 439 pages.

Date: 1913
Author: --
Delivery: A (delivery guide)
Price : £11.00

Metal Turning Books

Two metal turning books, the first is titled “How to run a lathe” The care and operation of a screw cutting lathe by O’Brien and published by South Bend Lathe Works Indiana USA. Chapters include: History and development of the lathe, setting up and levelling the lathe, operation of the lathe,  lathe tools and their application, plain turning (work between centers), chuck work….. This soft back book includes 128 pages with many photographs and diagrams.

The second book is titled “Metal Turning” by Percy W. Blandford Chapters include: The Lathe, Accessories, Measuring, Turning and boring, Screw cutting, advanced turning and Other lathe uses. The hardback book has tears to its dust cover and includes 87 pages.

Date: --
Author: --
Delivery: A (delivery guide)
Price : £15.00

Handbook of Instructions for Richards ‘PR’ Type Boring and Facing Machines

Operators handbook for Richards ‘PR’ Types Horizontal Boring and Facing Machines. Pages include: Angles for cutting tools, Boring stay, Control levers, Fixing and lacing driving belt, locking bolts, screw cutting plus many other pages.

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Author: --
Delivery: A (delivery guide)
Price : £15.00

Metal Working Books

Two metal working books, the largest is titled Creative Metalworking by E.B.Mattson and dated 1960. Chapters include: drilling, metal cutting, forming and shaping, finishing. Projects include: fire set in brass, aluminium swordfish, Pyramid candleholders, shark penholder, serving tray, metal hammer in brass, barbecue fork plus many other projects. This hardback book includes 121 pages with many black and white photographs.

The second smaller book title How to Work Sheet Metal, second publication by Herbert J.Dyer, dated 1976. Chapters include: equipment, the metal used, flanging, edging and seaming, conical work, planishing, riveting, soldering, brazing plus many other chapters. This softback metal working book includes 142 pages with many diagrams.

Date: 1960 & 1976
Author: E.B.Mattson & Herbert J.Dyer
Delivery: B (delivery guide)
Price : £20.00

SOLD Two Metal Work Books

Two Metal Work Books the largest book is titled Metalcraft by E.J.Wynter, dated 1975, includes 183 pages, a few chapters include: - Iron and Steel, - Non-ferrous metals and alloys, - Screw threads, stocks and dies, lubrication, - The forge, - Soldering….. The smaller book titled Metalwork by R.Sandhon and F.R Willmore, dated 1974, chapters include Iron and steel, - Marking out measuring and testing, - Bench work, - Sheet metal work, - Forge work, - Heat treatment, -Metal finishing plus many other chapters. Includes 270 pages both books feature a number of drawings and diagrams.

Date: (book 1) - 1975, (book2) - 1975
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Author: (book 1) -E.J.Wynter, (book2) - R.Sandhon and F.R Willmore

Formulas For Stress and Strain

Formulas For Stress and Strain by Raymond J.Roark and Warren C.Young dated 1975. Chapters include: - The behaviour of bodies under stress, - Definitions, - Prinicples and Analytical Methods, - Experimental Methods, - Tension, compression, shear, and combined stress, - Curved beams, - Torsion, - Flat plates, elastic stability, plus many other chapters. Includes 624 pages with many tables and equations. Has previous users name.

Date: 1975
Book size: --
Author: Raymond J.Roark and Warren C.Young
Delivery: B (delivery guide)
Price : £18.00

Fowlers Architects Builders and Contractors Pocket Book originally compiled by William H. Fowler, fifth edition, dated 1948. The book cover is in poor condition, the pages within are in good condition.

Date: 1948
Author: William H. Fowler
Delivery: A (delivery guide)
Price : £7.50

Vol I 632 pages
Vol II 628 pages
Vol III 624 pages
Vol VI 656 pages
Newnes complete engineer-data sheets, 40 data sheets, some have pen marks to rear. With photographs and illustrations. Good old set of books.

Date: unknown
Book size: 9 1/8" x 6 1/4"
Author:
Delivery: E (delivery guide)
Price : £40.00