Building Wooden Machines

Building Wooden Machines

Author: Alan Bridgewater

Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books

Published: 2012-05-29

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9781440322228

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Twenty-eight step-by-step projects result in working wooden models that demonstrate fundamental concepts of motion and mechanics such as used in cameras, combustion and steam engines, locks, and pumps.


Building Wooden Machines

Building Wooden Machines

Author: Alan Bridgewater

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 9780957096943

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Twenty-eight step-by-step projects result in working wooden models that demonstrate fundamental concepts of motion and mechanics such as used in cameras, combustion and steam engines, locks, and pumps.


Making Wooden Gear Clocks

Making Wooden Gear Clocks

Author: Editors of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2016-02-23

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1607658976

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Making a piece of wood move is fun, but making it tell time is truly amazing! Inside this book, you’ll find ingenious plans for creating awesome wooden machines that actually move and keep time. These working wooden wonders might just be the most enjoyable projects you ever build in your shop. Wooden gear clocks are not only fascinating to watch, but can be surprisingly accurate timepieces. Just don’t expect atomic precision—after all, they’re modeled on 17th-century technology! But as you build these scroll saw clocks you’ll use all of the basic principles that still govern mechanical clocks today. Six well-illustrated step-by-step scroll saw projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, and full-sized scroll saw patterns are attached to the book in a handy pouch. With a little perseverance, you’ll soon be ticking along happily with your own wooden clockworks. All you have to do is build them, wind them up, and let them run—no batteries required.


Homemade Workshop

Homemade Workshop

Author: James Hamilton

Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781440341663

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"In [this book], James Hamilton, creator of the popular Stumpy Nubs website, shows you how to build woodworking machines for a fraction of the cost of store-bought models--and with more features to boot! You'll discover 12 detailed projects for building precise, durable shop-made machines." --


The Homemade Workshop

The Homemade Workshop

Author: James Hamilton

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-10-15

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1440341745

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Less cost! More features! Bragging rights! Let's face it: Woodworking isn't cheap. Wood and materials alone can cost a small fortune. And well-designed commercial woodworking machines are often so expensive that they are beyond the reach of many home woodworkers. So what's a woodworker to do? Do what Stumpy Nubs does and build your own! In The Homemade Woodshop, James Hamilton, creator of the popular Stumpy Nubs website, shows you how to build woodworking machines for a fraction of the cost of store-bought models--and with more features to boot! You'll discover 12 detailed projects for building precise, durable shop-made machines including: • Sliding-top router table that makes joinery safe and easy • Multi-function downdraft table that combines dust collection with countless workholding applications • Sliding crosscut table that gives your table saw the precision and convenience of a high-end European saw • 24" band saw that offers all of the throat capacity of an industrial model in a size that will fit on a benchtop • Crosscut "super-sled" that allows you to create box joints, splined miters, tenons and more • Table saw workstation that affords you a complete workshop in a 4' x 8' footprint • And 7 more! The projects in this book not only save you money, but they allow you to add more features and, ultimately, greater precision and more versatility to the machines in your shop. And let's face it: Having a shop outfitted with machines that you built yourself is just cool.


Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood

Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood

Author: Raymond Levy

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9780806973586

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Guide to making woodworking projects that move, whiz and whir, flip, and more.


Making Wooden Mechanical Models

Making Wooden Mechanical Models

Author: Alan Bridgewater

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-05-30

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1440319928

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There's something intriguing about a machine with well-crafted wooden parts . . . cogs and cams that fit together "just so" to perform a task. There's also precise challenge in building such a wooden wonder - and a special satisfaction in watching the excitement of those who turn the handle to see what happens. Making Wooden Mechanical Models contains plans for fifteen good-looking and incredibly clever machines with visible wheels, cranks, pistons and other moving parts made of wood. Projects include the: • Oil pumping rig • Flywheel propeller machine • Rack & pinion machine • Harmonic oscillation punch machine • Reciprocating engine • Cam & fork machine • Combustion engine • Pendulum escapement machine The plans call for a challenging variety of techniques and procedures - laminating, cutting cyma curves, tenon wedging, precision drilling, pegging, whittling and more. By completing these projects, woodworkers will gain the know-how to build wooden models of their own design...machines that beg to be set into action, turning the simplest movements into marvelous feats.


Beginner's Guide to CNC Machining in Wood

Beginner's Guide to CNC Machining in Wood

Author: Ralph Bagnall

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2021-09-21

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1607656450

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An accessible, beginner-friendly resource to understand general CNC (Computer Numerical Control) principles and techniques for anyone interested in CNC woodworking and the future of these technologies. From the fundamentals of CNC to its machinery, software, tools, materials, and 2-1/2 D carving, this complete guide will teach you everything you need to know about your CNC router in a way that’s clear, approachable, and easy to comprehend. Also included are step-by-step CNC projects to apply techniques learned. The general principles and instructions detailed are applicable to a wide range of software and CNC machine brands, making this must-have resource a comprehensive and inclusive guide that any woodworker can use!


Great Book of Woodworking Projects

Great Book of Woodworking Projects

Author: Randy Johnson

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1607651297

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Shop tested expert advice for woodworkers on how to build 50 attractive and functional woodworking projects for all areas of the house from storage for the kitchen and the outdoors, to furniture and heirlooms. An ideal resource for woodworkers looking for a new project or wanting to spruce up their home, this book has plans for projects that can take a few hours, or up to a weekend to complete.