He created this set of books that allow someone to build your own metalworking shop using only hand tools. Each book covers a specific machine tool – it has detailed construction diagrams, and step by step instructions.
Each tool is used to create the next tool in line. First you build a small aluminum foundry and learn to cast metal, you use that to build a metal lathe. Which metal castings and a lathe, you can build a metal shaper that allow you to build a milling machine….
The education is priceless, the equipment is functional. The books are cheap. if you are a prepper, and worried about when SHTF, then you owe it to yourself to throw this set on your shelf – with this set and some gumption you can recreate the industrial revolution.
Buy it.
I have only finished the first book, but my foundry was very easy to build following David Gingery’s simple instructions. I am very excited about following his other books – especially the lathe building book.
Following the Build Your Own Metalworking Shop from Scrap series is my plan for retirement, I want to do every project and build my own shop
