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The Shop Wisdom of Rudy Kouhoupt Two by Rudy Kouhoupt

That Rudy Kouhoupt has, in just six short years, accumulated enough (actually more than enough) published material to comprise another book is almost more than one can imagine. Consider all that has to happen before articles like the ones you see in this book get into print. Rudy first has to carry a project around in his head, once he's conceived of it - considering its facets and feasibility, whether it's something relatively simple like a base for a band saw or a couple of lathe dogs, or something really complex, like a 1" scale bobber, an oscillating cylinder engine, an air-cooled hot air engine, or an engraving pantograph.

Once he has completely visualized the project, he pulls himself away from his passion - cutting metal -to sit down and meticulously draw and dimension each part so he knows everything is going to fit when he builds it. When he's convinced the plan is left, he goes to the shop and begins machining all the parts, assembles them, and puts them to work to test their workability. During those processes, he is photographing every step of the way, which means he stops one procedure to sidetrack to another.

When the fabrication, assembly, and testing are finished, he goes into the darkroom to develop and print the photos he has taken. Finally, he sits down at his word processor and types out the article, identifies and numbers the photos, and inks the final drawings. Amazing!

Since Rudy Kouhoupt began contributing articles in 1984, he has been a virtual cornucopia of fresh projects and tools for the machinist and hobbyist. Each is beautiful in its simplicity and straightforwardness. We are indeed blessed to have a man of this quality in our midst - one who is willing to be a teacher as well as a machinist. In fact, my idea for calling the series of books "The Shop Wisdom of ..." came from my respect for the talents and giving nature of Rudy. He is the embodiment of shop wisdom.

I admire his work, and for the past several years, I have come to cherish his friendship, as well. All who know him do. If this book is your first introduction to Rudy Kouhoupt, you're in for a tremendous treat. If you've been reading his work over the years, you already know what a treasure you have in your hands.

Joe Rice

Editor

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