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Bearings (Workshop Practice)

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At a glance

Condition
New
Dimensions
5.8 x 0.3 x 8.3 in
Weight
2.31 lb
Publisher
Special Interest Model Books
Publication date
July 24, 2008
Edition
First Edition
Language
English

Description

Every working model includes bearings, often a large number of them. This practical book describes the wide and diverse range of bearings found in the large variety of different types of models built in home workshops. It reviews the choice of bearings materials, the type of bearing to use for each particular application and highlights the differences between home-made and off-the-shelf bearings. It also considers the installation and care of bearings. Furthermore, it covers several full-size applications undertaken by model engineers, such as clock making and machine tool maintenance, which also call for some knowledge of bearings. Much has changed in the bearing field since Ian Bradley and Norman Hallows published the slim MAP volume Bearing Design and Fitting. This book provides a welcome addition to the Workshop Practice Series of books and will be welcomed by all model engineers, whatever their area of interest. Read more

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Publisher Special Interest Model Books
Publication date July 24, 2008
Edition First Edition
Language English
Print length 128 pages
ISBN-10 1854862502
ISBN-13 01
Item Weight 2.31 pounds

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I received my book and am completely satisfied with it
Format: Paperback
After there was an issue with my original shipment, Wordery stepped up and made it right. I received my book and am completely satisfied with it.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2017 by Jason Garland
Very well written book on a difficult subject
Format: Paperback
Very good book
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2017 by Jared D.
Very nice for use of bearings
Format: Paperback
Very nice for use of bearings. I hoped it had more tech. spec's for bearings . But I do like it.
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2015 by Dennis Gore
Five Stars
Format: Paperback
Great book, much information, i recomend this book for everyone who wants to learn about auto tehnologies and manufacturing.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2015 by Ugis
Meritorious, but also flawed
Format: Paperback
I, personally, was delighted with this book. The book starts strong, with lucid prose, and is packed with diagrams. The variety of realistic examples of bearings is wonderful. The author shares many rules of thumb that sound like hard won wisdom, wisdom you wouldn't find in a proper engineering text, nor on the Internet. As the author wrote about different bearing variations, I felt like I was on a wonderful and educational tour of practical machinery. I've occasionally seen such machinery in museums, but in this book, I felt like I actually learned something about these machines for the first time, in the context of a discussion about their bearings. One of the things I valued most was discussion of bearings in machines of antiquity. Machines, up until the early-1900s, were still rudimentary enough to seem comprehensible. Today, a skilled amateur with a good income could reasonably expect to reproduce similar machines. So this book is more accessible than a typical engineering text, which might might inspire with examples of jet turbines or 20-ton leviathans (which are awesome, but difficult to manufacture at home). Thanks to comfort inspired by this book, I recently disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, and reassembled the gurgling and growling cooling fan on my aging, but costly laptop. The brushless fan turned out to involve a steel shaft in a bronze bushing, a common bearing scenario discussed in the book. So this book, and a microscopic drop of light bearing oil, just spared me the not-insignificant replacement cost of a specialized fan assembly. The book paid for itself already! Given the preceding virtues, why have I rated the book only 3 of 5 stars? In order to profit from this book, the reader must have prior knowledge about a remarkable diversity of topics. The author's expectations/omissions seemed to align, serendipitously, with my prior knowledge, such that the book seemed perfect for me, personally. A broader audience might not enjoy such serendipity. It's easy to imagine this book receiving a 5-star review from an old machinist and a zero-star review from an aspiring teenager. A random and incomplete list of concepts with which you might want prior acquaintance before reading this book: cutting, turning, milling, smelting/alloying, casting, welding, brazing, soldering, grinding, lapping, tapping, lubricating, and probably a few things I've forgotten. Unless the reader has spent time wandering around hardware stores, junkyards, auto garages, or boat yards, there's probably a lot of other stuff that will be unfamiliar, too. A certain degree of worldliness is necessary with this book. Although the author was so generous with illustrations, there were a few places I wished for more. In particular, the side view of the swash plate pump with slipper bearings left me with doubts. Some of the engine diagrams, shown from one perspective only, forced me to stop and visualize for a long time. My recollection is that there is no illustration of practical, primitive bearings designed for both radial and thrust loads; although the book describes specialized, modern bearing geometries for such applications. The quality of writing deteriorates toward the end, becoming increasingly vague and repetitive. I presume writer's fatigue set in, and the decision to stop and publish at that point was the correct one. I'll be keeping this book for posterity and I'm grateful to have it. The book needs editing and elaboration to be commendable to a broader audience. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2013 by Foolish Perfectionist
Very nice it is
Format: Paperback
Very nice it is
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2019 by I should get paid for writing this 💰
Five Stars
Format: Paperback
Good
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2019 by Billy
Five Stars
Format: Paperback
Thank you very much
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2018 by Jeremy Oller
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