PublishedSpecial Interest Mod, January 1998 |
ISBN9781854861528 |
FormatSoftcover, 416 pages |
Dimensions23.6cm × 18.9cm |
Written by an experienced engineer, this textbook covers all the basic techniques of model engineering, including: understanding engineering drawings; setting up a workshop; buying materials; marking out; sawing; filing; bending and forming metals; and drilling and boring. The author includes a review of the properties and characteristics of engineering materials and describes the hardening of carbon steel for cutting tools in the home workshop.