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    Default Harold Hall

    Harold Hall (of Workshop Practice Series fame) has retired from MEW and is now building his own website at

    www.homews.co.uk

    Well worth a look

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    Thanks for that, however I didn't think he was actually involved in MEW for a number of years other than as an author?

    Pete

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    Default Good author

    I have a couple of his books and find them full of useful ideas and projects .He aims at the hobbiest and he writes in a clear understandable style that is easy for beginners to comprehend , many authors of machining text books don't do that . to him .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete F View Post
    Thanks for that, however I didn't think he was actually involved in MEW for a number of years other than as an author?

    Pete
    He was editor of MEW from 1991 to 1995, gives the exact issues in the link above.

    He has written some very good articles for MEW, particularly like the ones about various milling clamp designs.

    Learned a fair bit from his writing

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    He still writes for Model Engineers Workshop and is one of the main contributors ,I enjoy his articles and have made some of his mill table clamps ,and they work very well.
    He is a very talented man , he also enjoys woodwork .
    His filing machine I plan to build some time in the future .
    I have a few of his books and they are a wealth of ideas for home workshop made tooling and accessories.

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    Thanks for putting that link up...theres some great projects and tips on there.

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    Yes sorry, my previous post was a jumbled mess of typos and ambiguity. What I was trying to say is that Harold retired from MEW as editor some time ago and initially, IIRC, stepped back completely from it. Given the quality of his articles he was encouraged to again write, however this time simply as a contributor rather than in any formal role with the magazine. His articles are excellent, as are his books. His web site linked to above has actually been up for quite some time, and I recall looking at it, maybe 2 years ago??? It looks like it hasn't changed too much, but that's not to detract from it in any way.

    If anyone is new to lathe work reading this I can thoroughly recommend Harold's his "Lathe Course" book. One project leads to the next of increasing difficulty.

    Pete

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    For a long while I have been meaning to do each of the 10 projects in that lathework book....I think they will be an excellent way to learn.

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    ...and all you chipper young metalworkers out there know the best thing about Harold Hall? -he claims to have started his hobby (despite some rudimentary early training) at the age of 57 years (or was it even 67!!) Whichever; he's a great guiding light for the late-starter..
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    looked at his Lathe book some time well the cover on ebay and didn't think much of it from the cover I didn't realise he had such a following and respected so I guess I will shell out a few $$ and get it then.
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    For anyone interested in his books, some are on special on the bookdepository.com. The discounts aren't exactly correct, but about half what you would pay in AU.

    http://www.bookdepository.com/search...chSeries=82025

    Don't go to the UK site as they aren't on special there.

    There maybe somewhere cheaper but I havent seen it.

    Stuart

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