Machinery's Handbook

[chiefs50]

Hoorah!  I won a copy of Machinery's Handbook on ebay ($15).  It is an older one - an hardcopy, 15th Edition from 1957.  I had been looking for an older edition that included information on forging. 

Mike

[Blackfeet]

Congrats on the win. There is a ton of info in the older versions that has been removed in the newer printings. I have a 'Machinist's Handbook ' from 1940's that has a huge section on 'Wartime threads' and a 1930's revision that had sections on steam engine fittings and such.

[monkeywright]

nice I've been looking for 1 of those for years every time I've found one they were asking to much for it sorry I'm not going to spend 40+ $ for 1 myself but ..... for 15$ I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THAT IN A HEART BEAT congrats on the find and your right the early 40's to the early 20's has a lot of info on blacksmithing

[Blackfeet]

One great place to look for this type book is at the library book sales. I picked up a Millwright's handbook from 1910 that has tons of interesting stuff in it. Huge section on leather belt driven manufacturing equipment run by water. Blacksmithing, foundry work, forge welding, brazing etc. I believe the book prices  were $5 .........a box

[Dogshirt]

I have a copy of "Practical Blacksmithing", the original 4 volumes combined into 1, that I got at
a yard sale for 25 cents. I buy anything like that I find.