Practical Action Publishing
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How to Make Basic Hospital Equipment
There are parts of the world where the amount of money available for health care services is pitifully small. A dollar a head a year buys very little when it has to cover not only salaries, drugs, etc., but also the building and equipping of health care facilities. Prices in the catalogues of even...
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How to Make Carpentry Tools
Aaron Moore, Musaemura Sithole
Squares, gauges, clamps and planes are among the tools whose construction is described in detail in this book, along with useful guidance on the maintenance and repair of woodworking tools. These low-cost tools are suitable for use in large training institutions or small workshops and are designed t...
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How to Make Cutting Shears for Sheet Metal
This manual, which gives full dimensions, describes the making of a machine which would be basic equipment for any workshop producing items in sheet metal, items such as water troughs, fuel tanks, stove pipes, vehicles, and agricultural equipment.
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How to Make Low-Cost Building Blocks
With the right soil, correctly prepared and compressed, it is possible to halve the amount of cement used for block-making - a useful saving. This manual shows how to make and use strong blocks from soil, from the initial planning to the end product.
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How to Make Planes, Cramps and Vices
The ability to make one’s own tools is invaluable in developing countries for a number of reasons: First, the cost of western imports put them out of reach of all but a small proportion of practising carpenters. Second, it is the aim of all developing countries to become increasingly self-sufficient...
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How to Make the Most of your Tractor
This book is divided into four sections: operating your tractor, maintaining your tractor, carrying out field operations and how to work safely. Presented carefully and clearly, it is well illustrated with diagrams and pictures.
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How to Make Twelve Woodworking Tools
Step-by-step instructions on how to make a: Try square, Bevel square, Marking gauge , Cutting gauge, Mortise gauge, Panel gauge, Mallet, Bow drill, Bow saw, Coping saw, Fret saw and Hack saw.
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How To Run a Small Development Project
This will help the managers of development projects to design and manage their projects well, in particular by emphasizing the importance of forward planning. Covers both starting up and running projects, and working with Northern partner organizations.
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Human and Animal-powered Water Lifting Devices
The purpose of this study is to provide a state-of-the-art survey of both the technical and the socio-economic aspects of human and animal-powered water lifting. Contents include: Human-powered water-lifters - technical and social aspects, Animal-powered water-lifters - technical and social aspects,...
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The Human Rights of Street and Working Children
The Human Rights of Street and Working Children is a one-stop guide both for experienced advocates and for non-specialists in the field. The manual, which presents information in an accessible question-and-answer format, is divided into three sections for ease of reference. The first section defines...