Practical Mechanics For Boys, by J. S. Zerbe, M.E
by James Slough Zerbe
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About this eBook
- Author
- Zerbe, James Slough, 1849-1921
- Title
- Practical Mechanics for Boys
- Credits
- Produced by Joe Longo and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
- Subject
- Tools
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 22298
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22298
- Release Date
- August 11, 2007
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.The "How-to-do-it" Books — PRACTICAL MECHANICS FOR BOYS — CONTENTS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 2.INTRODUCTORY ToC
- 3.CHAPTER I ToC — ON TOOLS GENERALLY
- 4.CHAPTER II ToC — HOW TO GRIND AND SHARPEN TOOLS
- 5.CHAPTER III ToC — SETTING AND HOLDING TOOLS
- 6.CHAPTER IV ToC — ON THE USE OF THE FILE
- 7.CHAPTER V ToC — HOW TO COMMENCE WORK
- 8.CHAPTER VI ToC — ILLUSTRATING SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTAL DEVICES
- 9.CHAPTER VII ToC — PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
- 10.CHAPTER VIII ToC — HOW DRAUGHTING BECOMES A VALUABLE AID
- 11.CHAPTER IX ToC — TREATMENT AND USE OF METALS
- 12.CHAPTER X ToC — ON GEARING AND HOW ORDERED
- 13.CHAPTER XI ToC — MECHANICAL POWERS
- 14.CHAPTER XII ToC — ON MEASURES — METRICAL TABLE, SHOWING MEASUREMENTS IN FEET AND INCHES — METRIC SYSTEM, SHOWING THE EQUIVALENTS IN OUR MEASURES
- 15.CHAPTER XIII ToC — USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE WORKSHOP
- 16.CHAPTER XIV ToC — THE SIMPLICITY OF GREAT INVENTIONS, AND OF NATURE'S MANIFESTATIONS
- 17.CHAPTER XV ToC — WORKSHOP RECIPES AND FORMULAS
- 18.CHAPTER XVI ToC — HANDY TABLES — TABLE OF WEIGHTS FOR ROUND AND SQUARE STEEL. — WEIGHT OF FLAT STEEL BARS. — AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. — TROY WEIGHT. — APOTHECARIES WEIGHT. — LINEAR MEASURE. — LONG MEASURE. — SQUARE MEASURE. — SOLID OR CUBIC MEASURE. — DRY MEASURE. — LIQUID MEASURE. — PAPER MEASURE. — TABLE OF TEMPERATURES. — STRENGTH OF VARIOUS METALS. — FREEZING MIXTURES — IGNITION TEMPERATURES. — POWER AND HEAT EQUIVALENTS.
- 19.CHAPTER XVII ToC — INVENTIONS AND PATENTS, AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF INVENTORS AND WORKMEN — GLOSSARY OF WORDS USED IN TEXT OF THIS VOLUME ToC
- 20.INDEX ToC — (Figures indicate the pages) — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I — J — K — L — M — N — O — P — Q — R — S — T — U — V — W — Y — Z
- 21.THE BOYS' ELITE SERIES
- 22.THE GIRLS' ELITE SERIES
- 23.THE "HOW-TO-DO-IT" BOOKS — Carpentry for Boys — Electricity for Boys — Practical Mechanics for Boys
- 24.The American Boy's Sports Series — BY MARK OVERTON
- 25.Mountain Boy's Series — BY SILAS R. BOONE
- 26.GIRLS' LIBERTY SERIES
- 27.THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS — By ROGER T. FINLAY
- 28.THE BOY GLOBE TROTTERS — By ELBERT FISHER
- 29.BOYS' COPYRIGHTED BOOKS — ALWAYS ASK FOR THE DONOHUE — ALWAYS ASK FOR THE DONOHUE
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