How to Run a Lathe: The Care and Operation of a Screw Cutting Lathe
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1614274746 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 134 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Oldie but Goodie Just what I needed - a how-to book that can stay in the shop next to my lathe. The cover is rubberized and should be easy to keep smudge-free. The writing style is typical pre-war American - every reader must be a young man starting his apprenticeship in the machine-shop trade, and therefore will benefit from helpful guidance in the areas of workplace neatness, respect for authority, comportment, and hygiene. All that aside, it provides an easy to comprehend picture of what a lathe is all about and how to bring out its capabilities. I'm an old man just starting out my golden years with a 1966. Great, reasonably priced reprint of a classic! Rick Rose With an inexpensive reprint like this available, I see no reason to read the darned thing as a .pdf on my computer. Much more enjoyable this way, and it is also easier to carry out to the lathe when I feel like it. I only wish someone offered a similar-quality, similarly-priced reprint of the Atlas Manual of Lathe Operations. Kudos to Martino Publishing.. CraigB said Good reference book on operation of a manual lathe. This is an excellent book that contains basic information on the operation of a manual lathe. With all the emphasis on CNC lathes today, it is through resources like this book that you can learn to use a manual lathe.
South Bend Lathe Works sent out this manual with every Lathe they sold. You get eleven chapters: history and development of the lathe, setting up and leveling the lathe, operation of the lathe, lathe tools and their application, how to take accurate measurements, plain turning (work between centers), chuck work; taper turning and boring, drilling reaming and tapping, cutting screw threads, and special classes of work. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is the lathe manual that Dave Gingery raves about. Profusely illustrated. All the basics are here form sharpening drills to producing "super-finished" turn