Preparedness

TOOLS!

Tools. Gotta have tools.

The Shop Task On-Line Catalog, they make "the best" 3-in-1 machines they say. You know, lathe-mill-drill multi-purpose machine tools. And they're my favorite color, too!

Home Shop Machinist magazine, and its companion Projects in Metal are very useful sources for ... er ... the home shop machinist!

Harbor Freight Tools has tools, oh my yes, they have tools! I've bought lots of tools from these guys.

Ace Hardware -- since moving to the country we've spent a lot of money at this place!

Grizzly Industrial, Inc. also has tools, both machine tools and woodworking tools.

Northern Tool & Equipment has tools, too! Not only tools but gear for setting up all kinds of workshops, and equipment for gardening and country living. Did I mention they also have tools?

Tool Crib of the North has powertools for contractors, and other stuff contractors need (home workshops need that stuff too).

Sears Craftsman tools.

Blue Ridge Machinery machine tools.

MicroKinetics, convert your machine tools to computer control!

Sherline Products, small table-top machine tools.

Sorbent Systems desiccant -- a moisture absorbing material to be packed inside anything you're preparing for long-term storage.

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Books

Machinery's Handbook (25th Ed)
by Erik Oberg, et al
Hardcover
Published by Industrial Press, 1997
Comment: This is the "Bible" for machinists. Expensive. Required.

Machinery's Handbook Guide
by John Milton Amiss, Christopher J. McCauley (Editor), Franklin D. Jones
Paperback - 224 pages 25th edition
Published by Industrial Press, 1996

The Home Machinist's Handbook
by Doug Briney
Paperback - 275 pages
Published by Tab Books, 1984.

Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings
by Aldren A. Watson
Paperback - 416 pages
Published by The Lyons Press, 1993.

Workshop Tools & Techniques (Better Homes and Gardens Wood Shop Library)
Paperback - 160 pages (October 1996)
Published by Meredith Books, 1996

Practical Welding Technology
by Rudy Mohler
Hardcover
Published by Industrial Press, 1983

Math to Build on: A Book for Those Who Build
by Johnny E. Hamilton, Margaret S. Hamilton
Paperback - 238 pages
Published by Construction Trades Press, 1997
Comment: All the math you'll need to build things.

Machinists Ready Reference
by C. Weingartner
Paperback - 294 pages 8th spiral edition
Published by Prakken Publications, 1994.

Machine Shop Practice, Volume 1 and Volume 2
by Karl Hans Moltrecht
Hardcover - 496 pages (vol 1), 517 pages (vol 2)
Published by Industrial Press, 1981

The Machinist's Bedside Reader
by Guy Lautard
Paperback
Published by Guy B.E. Lautard, 1986

Machinist's Second Bedside Reader and the Bullseye Mixture
by Guy Lautard
Paperback
Published by Guy B.E. Lautard, 1988

Machinist's Third Bedside Reader
by Guy Lautard
Paperback
Published by Guy B.E. Lautard, 1993

Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them
by Rolfe Cobleigh
Paperback - 296 pages
Reprint edition
Published by The Lyons Press, 1996

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