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Building Small Steam Locomotives: A Practical Guide to Making Engines for Garden Gauges
Contributor(s): Jones, Peter (Author)

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ISBN: 184797029X     ISBN-13: 9781847970299
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
OUR PRICE: $38.21  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2008
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Annotation: If you have an ambition to build a small live steam locomotive, but are daunted by the skills required, then this book is for you. Written in his clear and encouraging style, Peter Jones demystifies the whole process for those with little or no previous experience. Contents include: An explanation of terms; Basic metalworking processes; Step-by-step project guides; Machining; Boilermaking; Painting; and Finishing. Fully illustrated throughout with color photographs and drawings, and including appendices of suppliers and societies, this is an invaluable work for the railway modeler.
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BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Model Railroading
Dewey: 625.196
LCCN: 1042945
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.6" W x 9.7" L (1.85 lbs) 192 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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If you have an ambition to build a small live steam locomotive, but are daunted by the skills required, then this book is for you. Written in his clear and encouraging style, Peter Jones demystifies the whole process for those with little or no previous experience. Contents include: An explanation of terms; Basic metalworking processes; Step-by-step project guides; Machining; Boilermaking; Painting; and Finishing. Fully illustrated throughout with color photographs and drawings, and including appendices of suppliers and societies, this is an invaluable work for the railway modeler.

 
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