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1) How to weld
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Thoroughly describes the tools and metals commonly used, proper welding techniques, and types of joints.
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Almost anyone can weld, cut or shape metal. That's the starting point for this supremely practical book which, through tips, suggestions and fault finding, helps the beginner to improve and the intermediate operator to broaden technique. Beyond welding metals and plastics, advice extends into the wider workshop with chapters on drills, cutting threads and basic blacksmithing....
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Get the know-how to weld like a pro. Being a skilled welder is a hot commodity in today's job market, as well as a handy talent for industrious do-it-yourself repairpersons and hobbyists. Welding For Dummies gives you all the information you need to perform this commonly used, yet complex, task. This friendly, practical guide takes you from evaluating the material to be welded all the way through the step-by-step welding process, and everything in...
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"Welding for Beginners, adapted from Stephen Blake Christena's Learn to Weld, has culled the absolute basics that are required to build a successful welding hobby and illustrated them in these pages. Both practical and inspiring, this book teaches you the basic equipment you will need, setting up your work area, techniques for beginners with project ideas for practicing your skills, dos and don'ts, and welding safety. If you are inexperienced and...
7) Welders
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces welders to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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Welding is a fun and surprisingly affordable activity. This book shows you everything you need to know to become a competent and safe welder of a variety of metal projects, including a coffee table, magazine rack, wine rack, firepit and gate. Packed with fresh designs and up-to-date information, this book is your personal metal shop teacher. -- from back cover.
9) Welders
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"Who can build bridges and fix cars? Welders! Welders work with metal to build and fix the things we use every day. Read all about these community helpers"--
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"Practice is the best way to prepare for a welding career, and makerspaces are great places to learn skills necessary to be admitted to apprenticeship programs. Participants in makerspaces benefit from classes, as well as advice from other participants in a friendly, sharing environment while independently working on their own projects. Through this edifying resource, readers will learn about the breadth of welding careers options, as well as how...
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This is an in-depth study guide into the Holy Spirit, who is not a mere force. He is not energy. The Holy Spirit is a person and part of the Trinity along with the Father and the Son. God is Sovereign, and just so God wills and moves according to His will. Just so, the Spirit of the Lord moves and acts never out of His own accord, but always follows the leading of the Father. So the Spirit is interdependent, as there is a mutual dependency within...
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"Now in his late-sixties, Daniel lives in quiet anonymity in a converted guest cottage in the Hollywood Hills. A legendary artist, he's known for one seminal work-Thorn Tree-a hulking, welded, scrap metal sculpture that he built in the Mojave desert in the 1970s. The work emerged from tragedy, but building it kept Daniel alive and catapulted him to brief, reluctant fame in the art world. Daniel is neighbors with Celia, a charismatic but fragile actress....
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"Profitable Bee-Keeping for Small-Holders and Others" offers the reader simple tips and guidance on how to set up and manage a beehive for profit. From apiary construction and swarming to marketing honey and beyond, this volume contains everything a modern bee-keeper needs to know about his occupation.
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"As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. Then one night, deep in the icy solitude of the ocean floor, something unexplainable happens. Jack has a mysterious and supernatural...
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This is a study of reports from 360 American bee-keepers concerning different types of bees, how and where the highest yields are achieved, the development of techniques, best honey-plants, and much more. Based on information from the owners of over 10,400 colonies, the results of this study will be of considerable utility to both those who keep bees for pleasure and for profit. Contents include: "Summary of Bulletin", "Introduction", "Principal Honey...
17) The Honey-Makers
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"The Honey-Makers" a detailed guide to the honey bee, with chapters on anatomy, habits and habitat, hive structure, history, literary references, and more. A fascinating and informative book, "The Honey-Makers" is highly recommended for bee-keepers and others with an interest in bees. Contents include: "Structure, Habits, and Products of the Honey-Bee", "The Bee's Tongue", "Eyes, Antennae, and Brain", "The Wings", "The Legs", "Honey-Sac and Wax-Pockets",...
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This vintage book contains a detailed guide to bee-keeping, with chapters on natural history, hive society, acquiring bees, diseases, marketing, and much more. "Practical Advice to Beginners in Bee-Keeping" will be of considerable utility to modern keepers both old and new, and it would make for a useful addition to collections of related literature.