Using screws
An archival overview of driving screws, repairing a damaged seat, using washers, choosing the correct tool and dealing with a seized joint.
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From fasteners to welding
Existing articles about joining and working metal preserved at their historical URLs.
Knowledge archive
Existing articles at stable URLs.
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Using nails and rivets
An archival overview of nail driving, upholstery tacks, temporary fixing of bonded joints and manual rivet replacement.
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Heat treatment of metals and casting
An archival overview of hardening, tempering and softening metals and historical casting practices.
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Sheet-metal work — cutting, bending and folding sheet metal
An archival educational overview of sheet-metal types, basic tools, and manual cutting, bending and joining methods.
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Riveting, rivets and bolts
An archival overview of riveting, blind rivets, bolts, threads and tools for joining metal parts.
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Joining metal parts, permanent joints and soldering
An archival overview of joining metal parts, permanent joints, soldering materials, fluxes and historical soldering methods.
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Metal cutting, filing and historical drilling methods
An archival overview of hand-cutting, filing, marking and drilling metal, with original dimensions and technical drawings.
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Bending rods and pipes and cutting with a cold chisel
An archival technical overview of bending flat material, rods and pipes, as well as methods for cutting sheet metal and circular plates with a cold chisel.
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Metals, semi-finished products and tools
An archival overview of metals, profiles, semi-finished products and hand tools historically used in a home workshop.
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