Books for model engineers

[SteambuffParticipant @steambuff]

TEE are the publisher of this book and may other excellent books …

**LINK**

Dave

[Martin LockettParticipant @martinlockett82419]

Thanks Dave ordered.

Martin

[David LittlewoodParticipant @davidlittlewood51847]

Martin,

Glad you found it. I looked for the book on Amazon and found TEE there as one of their third party sellers. Among other things, they publish Engineering in Miniature.

David

Edited By David Littlewood on 07/12/2012 16:05:44

[Martin LockettParticipant @martinlockett82419]

This company are only down the rouad from me when i check them out a month ago they had none instock themselves .

Martin

[John McNamaraParticipant @johnmcnamara74883]

Hi All

If you Google…..

The modern Gunsmith Howe pdf

You will find an excellent book (2 volumes)

About half of the work is on gun smithing, the other half is on tool making. fine engineering, engraving, forging, metal bluing and colouring other metals; brass etc and a host of other subjects. There are several copies on Amazon etc. All from a 1941 perspective when toolmaking was an art. and this man was one of the best exponenents.

One of the treasured books in my library.

Cheers

John McNamara

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by John McNamara on 08/12/2012 03:00:27:

The modern Gunsmith Howe pdf

All from a 1941 perspective when toolmaking was an art

John,

A superb reference, thank you

I have just downloaded both volumes to the iPad, for easy reading.

MichaelG.

[Anonymous]

Posted by Swarf, Mostly! on 07/12/2012 14:43:20:

Just a comment about the 'Machinery' handbook. It's good to have a copy but for me, the earlier editions are more useful than the very latest.

Normally I would agree with the above. For anything 'imperial' I reach for my father's copy (1943) first rather than mine (1992). However, I was recently looking for detailed dimensions of BSF full nuts, as I need to make some for my traction engines. Nothing in the older version, but my version has complete details, most odd.

Regards,

Andrew

[David LittlewoodParticipant @davidlittlewood51847]

Andrew,

I think Machinery's is published by a US company; it's possible that in 1943 no-one over there had heard of BSF threads. The USA has often been, in my experience, very much more inward-looking than we are over here ("War is nature's way of teaching geography to Americans" has some justice in it).

David

[Sandy MortonParticipant @sandymorton10620]

Amazon have quite a list of ME books online this morning – at seriously discounted prices. hth

[David LittlewoodParticipant @davidlittlewood51847]

Sandy,

A link would be useful; not at all obvious where to find them from the Amazon home page.

David

[Sandy MortonParticipant @sandymorton10620]

sri. Amazon front page and put Model Engineering into the search box – works fine here.

[clockworkhamsterParticipant @clockworkhamster]

Hi,

I'm looking for recomendations for a book on Epicyclic / bi-coupled gear trains. If it covers other drive mechanisms such as linkages that would be great. The ones I have seen are usually very expesive so would rather not buy them without knowing that what I'm getting is the right one.

Regards

Nigel

[MICHAEL WILLIAMSParticipant @michaelwilliams41215]

Hi Nigel ,

Most undergraduate teaching books about theory of machines cover these subjects . Have a look around nearest University or Poly bookshop .

Separate from books there are several CAD based technical design and analysis programmes available which might help you .

Really and truly there is not much to learn about epicyclics and other complex gear trains . If you have a need to design or understand a mechanism for a particular purpose ask some questions on this forum .

Regards ,

MikeW

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Nigel,

One essential reference book is Gears for Small Mechanisms

But, so far as I recall, it has nothing specifically about designing epicyclic trains.

MichaelG.

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But this might help.

 

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 03/07/2013 16:04:52

[John McNamaraParticipant @johnmcnamara74883]

Hi Clockworkhamster

Look For Fundamentals of machine design P Orlov Old USSR in 4 volumes. MIR the old soviet gov publisher.

Translated to English, The best general work(s) on (Non CNC) machine design I have ever come across.

They pop up in second hand bookshops or try your luck on the net.

What makes them special is the copious and detailed illustrations comparing sets of well illustrated designs both good and bad and the way he explains why one design is better than another.

The math is not overwhelming, but properly covered.

Regards
John

Edit: Hmm looks like I posted this here in 2011! Well they are still the best…….

Edited By John McNamara on 03/07/2013 18:14:23

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Someone posted a link to a pdf of '500 mechanical movements' or similar recently. Very old but full of ideas. Machinery's Handbook includes lots of information on different gear trains, including epicyclic, helical and bevel gears in mind-numbing variety.

Neil

[clockworkhamsterParticipant @clockworkhamster]

Thanks all for the feedback I will go and have a look at the sugestions.

Regards

Nigel

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