Providing a practical approach to designing machine elements in the context of mechanical design, this illustrated edition retains many features of the previous edition & also

Includes:: design data for some elements; end-of-chapter references; & a listing of Internet sites.

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Drawing on material previously published as ' The Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers', The Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes' & ' Machine Embroidered Woodlands', this book provides a showcase of Alison Holt's exquisite machine embroideries. ...

Helps readers to learn 12 techniques to create quilted & appliqued blocks & strips all in easy steps with their embroidery machine. This title teaches readers the steps they need to know to create 12 quilted projects using 3 different design collections (where the machine embroidery program does most of the work) & 12 techniques. ...

Helps readers learn how to create beautiful woodland pictures using various combinations of two simple machine stitches. This book offers coverage including the materials required; how to compose a picture from photographs that have inspired you; painting backgrounds; &, the basic stitch techniques. ...

Comedy horror following schoolgirl Ami (Minase Yashiro) as she seeks revenge on the Japanese mafia. Ami's life is changed forever when her younger brother, who owes money to the son of a Yakuza boss, is killed. The gang then cut off Ami's arm to remind her not to mess with them. However, Ami is determined to avenge her brother's death. She recovers from her injury with the help of a mechanic who builds her a new arm
- a machine gun! Intent on destruction, Ami goes in search of the members of the Yakuza clan.
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The machine gun had a dramatic effect on the conduct of warfare. With a country-by-country breakdown of machine guns, including comprehensive appendices of gun & ammunition data, along with hundreds of photographs, this is a comprehensive study of an effective battlefield weapon. ...

Examines guns that belong to the class known as "automatic" & seven classic World War 1 weapons that are illustrated in some 250 colour photographs. It covers machine guns such as: Maxim Maschinegewehr 08; Maxim Maschinegewehr 08/15; Maschinepistole MP18/1; Vickers Mk 1; Lewis Mk 1; Hotchkiss Mle 1914; &, Chauchat Mle 1915. ...