Be sure to get yourself a set of "Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors." My Grandfather, an outstanding engineer and machinist, had a set in his basement workshop in the late 50s and early 60s (the books were only 30 years old at that time). I used to spend hours going through those books. They are a real treat.
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