Resource for tinkerers
For people who are interested in any form of metal working (lathe, blacksmithing, foundry) or curious about old-time engineering and building techniques, this website should be at the top of your list:
Lindsay Books
They reprint old engineering manuals and also print guides to various crafts. The books are high quality and are very much worth getting. They are having a bit of fun with the website too - check out their
Trauma Center and the
Lindsay Laboratories. I especially like their admonition on the order page:
bq.
IF YOU CALL, HAVE YOUR ACT TOGETHER. Know what you want, and have your charge card ready. Our job is to get orders shipped, not to sit and wait while you thumb through your catalog or go to the garage for your charge card.
Heh... Good stuff!
Posted by DaveH at October 20, 2004 8:14 PM