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A thoroughly accessible and engaging workbook-style text, ideal for all NVQ students, including Foundation Modern Apprentices. Mechanical Engineering: Level 2 NVQ is a practical and interactive engineering book, written by practicing lecturers and...

How can you tell a fake watch from a real one? Where are fakes made? What grades of quality can one find among so-called "replicas"? How can one buy a watch on the internet? How can one avoid fraudulent copies? These are just some of the...

A groundbreaking study of the development of mechanical and metal cased pencils in the nineteenth century. Illustrated with over 700 photographs, the book provides examples of the extraordinary variety of propelling pencils that were created between 1800...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903031882Author Wilburt FeinbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 160gDimensions(mm) 246mm *...

Welding Skills, Processes and Practices Level 2 is THE textbook to support Welding and Fabrication courses and is an ideal training tool to support assessment practice and to underpin concepts and theory. The textbook has been specifically designed to...

WELDING AND METAL FABRICATION employs a unique hands-on, project-based learning strategy to teach welding skills effectively and keep you motivated. This groundbreaking new book connects each welding technique to a useful and creative take-home project,...

This book uses a quantitative science-based approach to explain where the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions emitted by the fashion industry are generated and it explores what strategies can be deployed to achieve Net Zero by 2050.With GHG emissions...

Norah Waugh's book has, for many years, been the definitive work of reference for teachers and students of fashion design, for dress designers, for costume makers - and anyone who is seriously interested in the history and construction of women's clothes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679734154Author Henry PetroskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955464911Author Brian CapletonFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Amarilli BooksPublisher Amarilli BooksWeight(grams) 147gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

This informative book is full of wonderful international fountain pens and pencils, showing a great variation in more than 1,300 illustrations. The limited and standard production pens of the famous makers Montblanc, Parker, Pelikan, Sheaffer, and...

The name Rolex is recognized around the world. It has become an icon of beauty, quality, accuracy, style, and taste. While there are other fine manufacturers of timepieces, none has reached this pinnacle of public respect and acclaim. The watches...

This book's contents include: general condition of the movement; cleaning and oiling; balance pivots; fitting a flat balance spring; fitting a breguet balance spring; positional timing; further considerations when fitting a spring and observing the point...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781497101944Author Tubal CainFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Fox Chapel PublishingPublisher Fox Chapel PublishingWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

This hands-on, reader-friendly guide provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of welding symbols and their application to welding prints and practices. BLUEPRINT READING FOR WELDERS, Ninth Edition, uses step-by-step instructions and detailed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953013005Author H. AnsteyFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Weston Publishing LtdPublisher Weston Publishing Ltd

Jimmy DiResta has made a name for himself with his inventiveness and workshop skills, creating dozens of projects for YouTube videos and television shows such as Hammered and Against the Grain on the DIY network. In Make: Workshop Mastery With Jimmy...

The Firth Brown company was formed in 1930 after the amalgamation of Thomas Firth & Sons and John Brown & Co. Known throughout the world, their products were exported to all five continents. Both companies were at the forefront of technological...

In an unscientific era when maps were rarities, how did ancient Romans envisage their far flung empire? This was done by various means for certain, including with the aid of an ingenious type of portable sundial that has barely attracted notice. As the...

In 1983, Cabbage Patch Kids*r inspired a nationwide craze unlike any toy before them, inviting children to "adopt" their very own Kid. Of course, parenthood is a real responsibility--a new baby needs toys, clothing, diapers, and countless other items!...

This long-awaited volume chronicles the horological work carried out in France, Germany, and North America and completes the fascinating history of precision timekeeping in recent time. In France, renowned clockmakers include the Berthouds, the Lepautes,...

Dr Chapman's books on workshop technology and calculations have long had an international reputation in workshops and colleges. In their latest editions they now all use SI units throughout. It is the method of instruction which Dr Chapman has combined...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429678506Author Adjunct Lecturer Elizabeth MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 8Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 2gDimensions(mm)...

An extensive and in-depth study of the non-military and civilian toy figures made by Britains, covering the early mechanical toys of the 1880s through to the final hollow cast toys from 1966. During the inter-war period, the British toy-buying public...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898158960Author Alexander WeygersFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 646gDimensions(mm)...

Covering the principles and techniques you need to successfully manage an engineering or technical project from start to finish, Project Management, Planning and Control is an established and widely recommended project management handbook. Building...

Herman/Seiler's UNDERSTANDING MOTOR CONTROLS, Cengage International Edition, is designed for students with no previous motor control experience. It introduces basic principles and common motor control components to build simple control circuits...

Silberstein/Obrzut/Tomczyk/Whitman/Johnson's REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY, CENGAGE INTERNATIONAL EDITION 10th Edition, provides hands-on guidance, practical applications and the solid foundation you need to understand modern HVAC system...

This packet of blueprints are used as examples in exercises throughout the book and allow students to practice using real blueprints beyond those pictured in the text.Book InformationISBN 9781337408653Author Mark HuthFormat PaperbackImprint CENGAGE...

PHCC Educational Foundation/Moore's PLUMBING 201, 7th Edition, offers practical knowledge and skills grounded in the real-world issues that plumbing professionals face. This proven resource was developed in partnership with the PHCC Educational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780713134667Author Ian McDonaghFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Butterworth-Heinemann LtdPublisher Elsevier Science & TechnologyWeight(grams) 300g

The book primarily focuses on the process of industrial transformation in the era of digitalization. It meticulously discusses the processes, technologies, and business models that delineate modern industrial landscapes. A business maturity model is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888316214Author Felix PowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 742Imprint Felix J. PowellPublisher Felix J. PowellWeight(grams) 2282gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820600376Author J.B. MohlerFormat HardbackPage Count 324Imprint Chemical Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.Publisher Chemical Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.

Progress in the understanding of corrosion and corrosion resistance properties of sintered stainless steels has lead to new applications that benefit from net shape processing and more efficient material utilization. The text, extensive graphics, and...

The fifth edition of Delmar's Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Test Preparation Manual for the P2 PARTS SPECIALIST certification exam contains an abundance of content designed to help you successfully pass your ASE exam. This manual will ensure that...

GREEN BUILDING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION provides a current, comprehensive guide to this exciting, emerging field. From core concepts to innovative applications of cutting-edge technology and the latest industry trends, this...

The skeleton clock probably is the most fascinating of all clocks. It displays, by means of its fretted-out frame and lack of any protective case other than a glass dome, its inner-most workings. Therefore, this type of clock attracted the attention of...

Plastic Piping Systems supplies all the detailed information you'll need to know about the largest plastic product group used in the world-pipe, valves, and fittings. Practical rather than theoretical, this book uses data throughout to relate the design...

In Improving Maintenance and Reliability through Cultural Change Steve Thomas explains to middle managers in the manufacturing and process industries how to improve maintenance and reliability performance at the plant level by changing their...