Chapters (100)
- The "How-to-do-it" Books
- PRACTICAL MECHANICS FOR BOYS
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- PRACTICAL MECHANICS FOR BOYS INTRODUCTORYToC
- CHAPTER IToC
- ON TOOLS GENERALLY
- CHAPTER IIToC
- HOW TO GRIND AND SHARPEN TOOLS
- CHAPTER IIIToC
- SETTING AND HOLDING TOOLS
- CHAPTER IVToC
- ON THE USE OF THE FILE
- CHAPTER VToC
- HOW TO COMMENCE WORK
- CHAPTER VIToC
- ILLUSTRATING SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTAL DEVICES
- CHAPTER VIIToC
- PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
- CHAPTER VIIIToC
- HOW DRAUGHTING BECOMES A VALUABLE AID
- CHAPTER IXToC
- TREATMENT AND USE OF METALS
- CHAPTER XToC
- ON GEARING AND HOW ORDERED
- CHAPTER XIToC
- MECHANICAL POWERS
- CHAPTER XIIToC
- ON MEASURES
- METRICAL TABLE, SHOWING MEASUREMENTS IN FEET AND INCHES
- METRIC SYSTEM, SHOWING THE EQUIVALENTS IN OUR MEASURES
- CHAPTER XIIIToC
- USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE WORKSHOP
- CHAPTER XIVToC
- THE SIMPLICITY OF GREAT INVENTIONS, AND OF NATURE'S MANIFESTATIONS
- CHAPTER XVToC
- WORKSHOP RECIPES AND FORMULAS
- CHAPTER XVIToC
- HANDY TABLES
- TABLE OF WEIGHTS FOR ROUND AND SQUARE STEEL.
- WEIGHT OF FLAT STEEL BARS.
- AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.
- TROY WEIGHT.
- APOTHECARIES WEIGHT.
- LINEAR MEASURE.
- LONG MEASURE.
- SQUARE MEASURE.
- SOLID OR CUBIC MEASURE.
- DRY MEASURE.
- LIQUID MEASURE.
- PAPER MEASURE.
- TABLE OF TEMPERATURES.
- STRENGTH OF VARIOUS METALS.
- FREEZING MIXTURES
- IGNITION TEMPERATURES.
- POWER AND HEAT EQUIVALENTS.
- CHAPTER XVIIToC
- INVENTIONS AND PATENTS, AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF INVENTORS AND WORKMEN
- GLOSSARY OF WORDS USED IN TEXT OF THIS VOLUMEToC
- INDEXToC
- (Figures indicate the pages)
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
- THE BOYS' ELITE SERIES
- THE GIRLS' ELITE SERIES
- THE "HOW-TO-DO-IT" BOOKS
- Carpentry for Boys
- Electricity for Boys
- Practical Mechanics for Boys
- The American Boy's Sports Series
- Phil Bradley Mountain Boy's Series
- GIRLS' LIBERTY SERIES
- THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS
- THE BOY GLOBE TROTTERS
- BOYS' COPYRIGHTED BOOKS
- ALWAYS ASK FOR THE DONOHUE
- ALWAYS ASK FOR THE DONOHUE
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