Setting Up a Home Car Workshop - Julian Edgar

Setting Up a Home Car Workshop

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Buch | Softcover
160 Seiten
2018
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-78711-208-7 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
Want to modify, restore or maintain your car at home? This book is a must-read that covers the complete setting-up and use of a home workshop. From small and humble to large and lavish – this book shows you the equipment to buy and build, the best interior workshop layouts, and how to achieve great results.
THE complete guide to setting up, equipping and using a home car workshop. Working on your car at home saves you money and helps you to achieve the results you want. You might want to perform routine servicing, modify a car, restore a car, or even build a car from scratch, but to achieve the best outcome, you’ll need a properly-equipped workshop.
Whether you have a small or large space, this book covers workshop design, equipment, storage, safety aspects and much more.
You will find handy tips on the safe use of tools, a guide to welding, as well as instructions for building your own storage racks and cabinets, how to build a strong workbench – even how to make your own full-length car ramps. It also gives advice on the best tools for working on the electronics of your car. The book is fully illustrated throughout with real-world examples.
The author’s many years of experience building and equipping his own workshops for home-modification projects, are distilled here into this eminently practical guide.
If you are planning to set up your own home car workshop, this book covers everything you need to know.

Julian Edgar has worked as a teacher, writer, editor and photographer. His varied career has included editing a national automotive magazine, and writing for various online and print magazines for many years. An enthusiast for all things mechanical and electronic, Julian is a hands-on car modifier, working from his own well-equipped home workshop, focusing mainly on suspension, engine management and aerodynamics. He is also a keen cyclist, and he has designed and built his own bikes and trikes. He has written several books about car modifications, aerodynamics and electronics, as well as more general interest books about engineering and small-wheeled bicycles, Julian has also made a series of YouTube videos that discuss the subjects of his books. He lives and works in New South Wales, Australia.

* Introduction
* Chapter 1 - Buying and using hand tools
* Chapter 2 - Portable power tools
* Chapter 3 - Major fixed tools
* Chapter 4 - Workbenches
* Chapter 5 - Storage
* Chapter 6 - Ramps, hoists and pits
* Chapter 7 - Approaches to innovative design
* Chapter 8 - Welding techniques
* Chapter 9 - Tools for car electronics
* Chapter 10 - Organising a home workshop
* Chapter 11 - Designing a home workshop
* Chapter 12 - Safety
* Chapter 13 - Tips and hints
* Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Workshoppro
Sprache englisch
Maße 207 x 250 mm
Gewicht 575 g
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Auto / Motorrad
Technik Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10 1-78711-208-X / 178711208X
ISBN-13 978-1-78711-208-7 / 9781787112087
Zustand Neuware
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