METAL FINISHING TECHNIQUES
By Alex Weiss
METAL FINISHING TECHNIQUES
By Alex Weiss
Alex Weiss has a second chance with his popular book Metal Finishing Techniques which has just gone into a second edition and now includes additional material and illustrations and updates for products that no longer exist with some additional and updated contacts for suppliers.
Visiting exhibitions it is noticeable that some probably excellent models have been spoiled by their finish, notably painting, lining and applying transfers. Books like this can help, although the answer is always: practice, practice, practice. And if you are going in for competition, remember that judges might not like things to be over finished. A mirror finish on a driving flywheel will definitely not win you any brownie points. And be careful of fashion. We see more locomotives with a beautiful matt finish but originally manufacturers almost always tried to give them a shiny finish.
It is an excellent primer for the tyro and a handy reference book to look up those things we tend to forget. It’s strange that while you’ll never forget how to sharpen a drill on the off-hand grinder, most of us will have forgotten how to make a home-made broach - even if we knew in the first place.
Metal Finishing Techniques
Second Edition
by Alex Weiss
Published by Camden Miniature Steam Services£14.95 121pages
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