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Turning and Mechanical Manipulation: Materials, Their Choice, Preparation and Various Modes of Working Them Paperback - 1994

by Charles Holtzapffel

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This is a complete reprint of Volume I, 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 worked: descriptions of the ornamental characteristics and stability of the various types of wood useful for joinery and turnery; the combining of woods; how to avoid shrinkage, warping and splitting. Bone, shell, ivory, horn, tortoise are described, with explanations of 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.

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  • Title Turning and Mechanical Manipulation: Materials, Their Choice, Preparation and Various Modes of Working Them
  • Author Charles Holtzapffel
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 472
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Astragal Press, Mendham, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1994-02-01
  • ISBN 9781879335462 / 1879335468
  • Weight 1.48 lbs (0.67 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.28 x 6.08 x 1.1 in (23.57 x 15.44 x 2.79 cm)
  • Category Technology & Industrial Arts
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96128054
  • Dewey Decimal Code 621.94
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