16 Metalworking Workshop Projects for Home Machinists: Practical & Useful Ideas for the Small Shop (Fox Chapel Publishing) Unique Designs - Auxiliary Workbench, Tap Holders, Lathe Backstop, and More Paperback – February 1, 2022

Love it after flipping through it. I can’t wait to kick back and actually read it

Despite what some may say, these projects are rather complex for the entry-level hobby machinist. If nothing else, it will remind you that machinists are very smart people. They have to be to understand the basic processes required to build these simple projects. I still recommend this booklet even if you are an entry-level machinist, as it shows you the basics of what is required to begin this journey into machining. It just does not give enough instruction throughout its pages; not a how-to type of manual. Still, it was cheap enough for me to not regret purchasing it.

The projects shown in the book appear to be very useful [I have not made any of them yet], but some critical details about the construction seem to be missing. Using adhesive to attach some of the parts is Ok, but the author doesn’t mention which adhesive to use. On one he advises what is probably epoxy, but nothing specific. Some of the more complex projects left me confused, but that is most likely due to my inexperience.AD2