How to Run a Lathe: The Care and Operation of a Screw Cutting Lathe
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2013 Reprint of 1942 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. South Bend Lathe Works sent out this manual with every Lathe they sold. Profusely illustrated. You get everything you need to set up a lathe and get it running. This is the lathe manual that Dave Gingery raves about. 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. All the basics are here form sharpening drills to producing "super-finished" turned bearings, grinding valves, and turning multiple screw threads. Review: Old school text book - Brilliant information reprinted from 1942 but just as valid today especially as I have a lathe made in 1948. Lots of essential information from tool sharpening to thread cutting and lathe maintenance. Excellent diagrams and clear descriptions, can dip into this for hours. Review: Very easily digested info anyone just starting to use lathe. - A very welcome addition to any lathe learners tool box.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 941 Reviews |
P**P
Old school text book
Brilliant information reprinted from 1942 but just as valid today especially as I have a lathe made in 1948. Lots of essential information from tool sharpening to thread cutting and lathe maintenance. Excellent diagrams and clear descriptions, can dip into this for hours.
R**N
Very easily digested info anyone just starting to use lathe.
A very welcome addition to any lathe learners tool box.
D**S
Good
As a first time lathe user, it was informative and usefull for me. Good buy
R**R
'How to Run Lathe'.
The Book is very informative just as I expected,and I would thorouly recommend it to any one who owns a Southbend Lathe, or any other make of Lathe for that matter.Excellent value for the Money. Thank you for your excellent Service...
S**A
1942 edition of classic manual for lathe users
Clear text not overly spoiled by small and murky photos. Just about everything covered though inevitably not in detail. Who provides a comparable manual today?
D**E
It's in English and readable. Thanks DJ
Useful addition to the workshop. Quick delivery. DJ
A**R
Great purchase for a vintage lathe
Lovely book, great technical drawings and info for a vintage lathe
R**R
Good until...
At page 69 the text runs into the spine for four pages and the pages have been cut incorrectly. It's annoying as it makes half of the chapter on cutting screw threads unreadable and you loose half the table on screw tread pitches. Other than that, its quite a good book. The pictures are a bit dark at times.
B**K
Great basic lathe operation guide
I'm coming at this facsimile book (originally published in the 1940's) from the standpoint of an "old school" machinist who learned mechanical drawing and lathe operation in the 60's, and it's a good fit. It covers most of the ways to use a lathe with clear prose, mechanical-style line art, and black and white photos retouched to print clearly. Those features alone put it a few steps above many of the other machine-shop books. It should be emphasized that the tooling shown in the photos and illustrations is pre-war, but the terminology is unchanged. So a tool post or a live center or a crossfeed may look more rounded off or more baroque than the same part on a modern mini-lathe, but they all work the same way. Mainly, the standards are unchanged. There are plenty of conversion charts (metric-decimal inch-fractional inch) and gear formulae for threading setups. And we still need them. I highly recommend the book.
G**S
Must have lathe book for beginners
Essential reading for beginners.
K**I
out dated
out dated
R**R
A must read before buying lathe
A must read before buying lathe
H**A
O livro e obsoleto!
Comprei sabendo do que se trata. So serve para estudiosos e colecionadores. Os tornos analisados nao sao mais fabricados mas eu tenho 4 diferentes.
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