The topic of the week is "Recommended Reading".
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I am retired so I am not eligible to join your group. I do not have: Company Name Company Street Address Company City, State, Zip, Country Company Telephone Number Web Site Address
I clicked on the link but it wouldn't let me read anything. I guess I have nothing to contribute. So I will go to a website where I am welcome. Tom
That's why I put this on there: "If you don't have all the information above, that's fine. Send us what you have." I hope that wasn't too confusing for you.
Snide comments probably won't drive too much traffic to the old google adds.
One book that I think every locksmith should have is the Machinery's Handbook. When questions arise about how to figure the proper speed to run a drill, key machine cutter or the size of drill bits and properties of different alloys, this is the book with all the answers.
A 30 year old one is probably sufficient for the lockshop, new these books are really pricey.
An interesting book you can download for free from project Gutenberg is called Industrial Biography-Iron Workers and Tool Makers. This covers a lot of the movers and shakers in the industrial age including Brahma and the story of his famous lock.
Audels "Machinists and tool makers handy book. Is another similar text (I have both). I'm not sure if it is still in print. Mine dates from the early
40's.I just bought Bill Phillip's Locksmithing book on Amazon. It's used and it's from 1999, but locks probly haven't changed that much since
1999.544 pages of information for 6 dollars. Sounds like a deal to me.
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