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We have several thousand pages of reading material throughout the site. A CD with 10 of the more popular books can be purchased to help us purchase more material and grow the resource for the sheet metal industry.

Press -Working Of Metals by Oberlin Smith (1913) A treatise upon the principles and practice of shaping metals in dies by the action of presses, together with the description of the construction of such implements in their various forms, and the materials worked in them. (Click Here)

Metalworking by Paul N. Hasluck (1907) (Enjoy the first of many chapters as we continue to add this book to our library.
A book of Tools, Materials, and Processes for the Handyman (Click Here)

The Boilermakers Assistant by John Courtney (1901) 6th edition
Drawing, templating, and calculating boiler work and tank work (Click Here)

Elbow Patterns For All Forms Of Pipe by F.S.Kidder
A Treatise upon the elbow pattern explaining the most simple and accurate methods for obtaining the patterns for elbows in all forms of pipe made from sheet metal. Orginally published in 1912 (Click Here)

Furnace Heating by William Snow 1900
A practical and comprehensive treatise (at least from 1900) on warming buildings with hot air. I'm including this book in our library for the appendix at the end which covers Furnace Fittings. (Click Here)

Sheet Metal Work (including metal spinning)
Dealing with the methods of working sheet metal into various forms, using hand tools and simple machines. (1941) (Copyright being checked)

The Art of Coppersmithing (1893) by John Fuller, Sr.
A practical treatise on working sheet copper into all forms. Release date will be Jan 1st. 2005 Click Here

Steel Squares by Hodgson 1890 Click Here

The Metal Worker Pattern Book (1881) Click here (NEW ADDITION)

Practical Design of Exhaust and Blower Systems (1935)
A handbook on designing and engineering of blower systems in which the subject is treated in a way that the man of limited education can comprehend and understand both its meaning and application.275 pages *(We are currently working on a few bad files with this book, please check back)*

A Treatise on Sheet Metal Pattern Drafting (1901) (Available On CD)
A very comprehensive course on sheet metal layout. Covers many different areas which include not only architectural drawing for the subject but goes into great detail on the different forms and orders. This book and index also includes plates and practice sheets that date back to 1893. This book is a great way to learn and understand pattern development and why it's done this way. (Sample of Book)

Kinks (Volume One)
Published by The Sheet Metal Publication Company and edited by William Neubecker (1918). Introductory. The collection of methods presented in this little volume has the merit of proceeding directly from the experience of busy sheet metal workers the country over. "Kinks" is a medium of exchange for original methods and expedients for facilitating work, devised by practical sheet metal tradesmen and used by then with satisfaction in their own personal experience. Click Here

Mensuration For Sheet Metal Workers
A 1912 William Neubecker Classic, math for the sheet metal worker.Enjoy another great book by William Neubecker. Click here

Practical Sheet and Plate Metal Work
Just short of 500 pages, this book is a classic from 1908 written by E.A.Atkins (Click Here)

Modern Engineering Practice (1902-03)
This 1 Vol. (Vol. 10) Mechanical Drawing (Click here) Modern Sheet Metal Workers - Instructor 1906 A Classic! Sheet Metal Pattern Drafting and Shop Problems Trade edition 1922 by J. Daugherty Essentials Of Sheet Metal Work and Pattern Drafting 1918 by J.Daugherty. Laying Out For Boiler Makers and Sheet Metal Workers 1921 The Best of William Neubecker Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns / Automobiles and Sheet Metal Boats (1912) 148 pages The Universal Sheet Metal Pattern Cutter Vol.1 The Universal Sheet Metal Pattern Cutter Vol.2, 1922 (400 pages) Practical Sheet Metal Duct Construction, 1920 Honeywell Service Manual (Heating control handbook for the installer & serviceman covering Oil Burner / Gas Burner and Stoker Controls) Steam - It's generation and use. (1916) This book is from the The Babcock & Wilcox Company and packed with great knowledge that hasn't changed much... Ornate Sheet Metal Front, Flashing a Skylight Curb, Sheet Metal In Aeronautics, Construction of a Moving Picture booth, Seasonable Advice to Furnace Men, More. More Great Books Being added as we grow our library Watch for titles such as.. Short Patterns, Kinks and Quick Methods for Sheet Metal Workers by William Neubecker Sheet Metal Work by William Neubecker, 1919 100 of these pages was originally written for the correspondence course back in 1907 in which was included in our manual"The Forgotten Art of Sheet Metal Layout". Soon, you can enjoy the entire book later revised and added to in 1919, 266 pages We will be including this in our library. Sheet Metal Worker Manual by Broemel (1918) We do use much of this book through out the site in the tool section. It will be here as well and is a comprehensive work on machinery, tools and methods employed in sheet metal work. Don't forget to stop by our library of old but still filled with lots of lesson articles of the sheet metal trade. All Ebooks require adobe reader to open and view. If you need the reader please go to the Adobe website and download your free reader.

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