What are good magazines to subscribe to?
– The Home Shop Machinist (HSM), “dedicated to precision metalworking” Published 6/year by Village Press (see addresses section), $27.50/year. Note that many back issues are not available, though most of the projects are available in the “Projects” book series. Mostly techniques, no steam, some gasoline engine projects, many tooling projects. Probably the best of the US magazines. Some projects will span several issues. – Machinist’s Workshop, formerly Projects In Metal (PIM). Published 6 times per year by Village Press, $23. Mostly projects, few advertisements. Each project is complete in one issue. A “weak sister” to HSM, apparently started in part to handle overflow projects from HSM. Earlier back-issues have been combined into a new book series called “Metalworking”. – Live Steam Magazine. Published 6 times per year by Village Press, $35. Mostly trains, some techniques, some stationary engines, lots of history and club information. Usually each issue has one stationary engine and t
