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This practical treatise explores the tools, appliances, and processes involved in the art of turning on a lathe. Beginning with the basics of hand-turning for both wood and metal, it progresses to more advanced techniques such as boring and drilling, the use of slide rests, overhead gear, and screw-cutting.
The book provides instructions for fitting chucks, using various types of chucks, and working with slide-rest tools and cutter-bars. It also covers dividing apparatus, drilling spindles, and vertical cutter frames. Later chapters examine screw-cutting by self-acting motion, screw-cutting lathes, automatic lathes, capstan lathes and turret lathe-work. With detailed illustrations and clear explanations, this volume is suitable for both beginners and those looking to enhance their lathe-work skills.
Used (good, see images, some yellowing, some markings, some cover wear, and some initial pages folding) Hardcover
