Free Metalcraft Plans (eBook )
A Source for
Metalworking Tool & Equipment Plans
In Magazines published between 1900-1980
This eBook lists over 500 magazine articles showing how to make your own metalworking tools & equipment. See picture below for a sample of what you can find. Magazines are the perfect medium for detailed, illustrated, well thought-out instructions and plans. Best of all, this information is free and waiting to be discovered at your public library!
Free Metalcraft Plans is the result of researching magazine articles published over an 80 year span. It is perfect for student, amateur and professional metal workers. And it is especially useful for do-it-yourselfers, or for those who don’t have the funds to purchase “store-bought” stuff.
A lot of valuable metalworking information has been published over the years, information that experts have spent a lot of time and energy researching and carefully explaining. True, you will need a library that has back issues of the magazines you are looking for. But with a little detective work (most libraries allow online searches for magazine back issues) you can have a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips – FREE!
Free Metalcraft Plans lists articles with plans on the following topics:
Buffing, Grinding, Polishing/ Drilling/ Enameling/ Etching & Engraving/ Forming, Bending, Forging/ Foundry/ Hammers/ Equipment/ Lathes, Mills, Filing/ Plating, Patinating, Coloring/ Presses, Punches, Stamping/ Sanding machines/ Saws, cutting equip. & tools/ Sawblade brazing/ Tools: making & repairing/ Welding, soldering, brazing, torches/ General Metalwork/ and Miscl.
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