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Metalworkers Hints and Tips for Home Machinists

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From the leading magazine for metalworkers, Model Engineer, comes this curated collection of practical advice and useful tips anyone in the industry needs to know! Jam-packed with information that’s as relevant today as it was during its original publication, spanning from the 1890s to the 1960s, Metalworkers’ Hints and Tips includes sections on lathes and lathe work, benchwork, machine tools and accessories, electrical queries, and other miscellaneous topics.

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Isabella G. ★★★★★

Picked this up for some weekend tinkering, and the section on thread cutting alone saved me from a dozen scrapped parts. It's the kind of practical advice that actually sticks in your head while you're at the lathe.

Elizabeth ★★★★★

Flipping through this between setups and I’ve already dog-eared a dozen pages. The tips are short enough to skim during a coffee break, and the variety from actual Model Engineer contributors keeps it from getting repetitive.

Olivia P. ★★★★★

I’ve been running a small home shop for years, and the practical advice from *Model Engineer* magazine really stands out—the tip on grinding tool bits saved me hours of trial and error. The collection is dense but well-organized, so I can flip right to a solution without wading through fluff.