This is, essentially, the only book that explains how to build research apparatus, how to take advantage of commercial suppliers of scientific apparatus, where to find suppliers, and how to use manufacturing facilities available to research scientists.
Ch1. Mechanical Design
Ch2. Working with Glass
Ch3. Vaciim Technology
Ch4. Optics
Ch5. Charged-Particel Optics
Ch6. Electronics
Ch7. Measurement and Control of Temperature