The Sheet Metal Shop (Fabricators, Forums and Classifieds)

Enjoy the free library material below!

The material below is compiled from copies I have of "Sheet Metal Worker", I will continue to place here in the Library, material that will benefit all of us in one way or another. Sheet Metal Worker was first published January 3rd 1874 under the name of "The Metal Worker" David Williams was the publisher and proprietor.

The Metal Worker 1902 (an original scan for all to enjoy)

Hvac Articles from yesteryear, with many lessons (Sorted)

An Instruction Course for The Apprentice Series By I.C.Vanasdal

The A-B-C of Sheet Metal Working Machinery Application L.Broemel

Crafts and Instruction

Shop Sketches (Not what you think, Shop Sketches are old lessons of wit, written in story form. Written and featured in early issues of Sheet Metal Worker. You will learn sonething here for sure)

Old Ads

Other Great Pattern Lessons

Educational Articles

Old Tool Articles

Old Stories Related to the industry

What is 1X Tin Plate
A breif explaination of designations and terms used in classifying tinplate.

Printable Work Sheets (Moved To Learning Link)

I Like To See A Copper Roof by Old Timer (Old Poem)

Charts

Charts for reference...we'll grow this section as we get the charts in.

Tools and Machinery

Our library would not be complete with out reference to the tools we use. Much of this content is available in the books in our library, however, this index makes for some quick reading with out the pdf downloads.

Stop by as we continue to add information here.

Catalogs

The Brown Boggs Foundry & Machine Co. This download is 163 pages strong of graphics and machine discription. A real lesson of the many "Lost Art Ways". They no longer make the sheet metal line that we use, however, they are still in business today!

Dial up connection (Download here) This is a zip file.

Pexto Machine and Tools for Sheet Metal Workers (Catalog #35A)

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 or

Part 1 Zip / Part 2 Zip / Part 3 Zip

Pexto Machine and Tools for Sheet Metal Work (Handbook) 1922 (Catalog #20A)

The F.H.Lawson Co - Catalogue 100 - Pieced and Stamped Tinware - Japanned and Galvanized Ware - Sheet Metal Products (Click Here) 81 pages of good stuff they used to manufacture?

Niagara Machine and Tool Works (Catalog No.56) This catalog covers older shop equipment and sheet metal production machines such as power presses, punch squaring shears, rotary shears and more.

Niagara Machine and Tool Works Part 1 of 3

Niagara Machine and Tool Works Part 2 of 3

Niagara Machine and Tool Works Part 3 of 3

Please Enjoy,

If you have any old articles that we can share, please send them to me in either PDF or the complete article itself. (Please don't send anything that needs to be returned)

The Sheet Metal Shop Resource Center

516 Chicago Ave.

Waukesha, WI 53188

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Latest Sheet Metal Shop Classifieds

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I have a large stock of Rivnuts in many sizes. We can serve small users as well as large users with inch and metric parts. We also have hand tools for...
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