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Product Identifiers
PublisherFox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-101565236955
ISBN-139781565236950
eBay Product ID (ePID)117256164
Product Key Features
Book TitleMini-Lathe for Home Machinists
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWoodwork, Metal Work, Power Tools
Publication Year2012
GenreHouse & Home, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorDavid Fenner
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight8.6 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-042813
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal684/.083
Table Of ContentChapter 1: SafetyChapter 2: Preparing the LatheChapter 3: Tooling, Materials and GeometryChapter 4: Getting Started, Tooling UpChapter 5: Gear Cover and Headstock Dividing AttachmentChapter 6: Modifications for MillingChapter 7: Improving Rigidity and Making a Part Off ToolChapter 8: Guided Centre Punch, Filing Rest; Use of Steadies and Chuck Depth StopChapter 9: Toolpost Powered Spindle, Saw Table and Grinding RestChapter 10: DRO Handwheels and a Radius Turning Attachement, Fitting Taper Roller Bearings
SynopsisThe versatile and inexpensive mini-lathe has become the best-selling item of machinery in the hobby engineering market, and is often purchased as a first step by beginners. These miniature versions of industrial metalworking lathes are a good choice for model engineers or anyone else who is interested in metalworking and has a need to fabricate small precision parts.Mini-Lathe for Home Machinists presents a complete course on using and improving the new generation of budget lathes. It's a perfect choice for beginners as well as for those who are experienced with the lathe, but have never tried the mini-lathe. The skills and information that the reader will pick up from this book can be applied again and again to future projects on the machine.Based on the author's experience using a mini-lathe in his own workshop, this book covers all of the basics, from safety and materials to setting up and tuning the machine for best performance. It includes detailed instructions for making useful components like shafts, bushings, spindles, part-off tools, DRO handwheels and a radius turning attachment. Readers will learn how to use accessories and perform a full range of essential tasks, as well as how to adjust the mini-lathe for use as a milling machine.The book provides an in-depth explanation of the different parts of the mini-lathe, and addresses how they can be used to complete different projects. Chapters are broken down into easy-to-understand sections, and include hundreds of clear illustrations that will help guide readers as they set up a machine and start to use it., Mini-Lathe for Home Machinists explains the different parts of the mini-lathe and shows how they can be used to complete different projects. Author David Fenner covers all the basics, from safety and materials, setting up, and tuning the machine to using accessories and performing a full range of essential tasks. Also included are detailed instructions and hundreds of illustrations for making useful components like shafts, bushings, spindles, part-off tools, DRO handwheels, and a radius turning attachment. A complete course on using and improving the new generation of budget lathes, this book is a perfect choice for beginners as well as for those who are experienced with the lathe, but have never tried the mini-lathe., The versatile and affordable mini-lathe has become the best-selling piece of machinery and is often purchased as a first step for beginners. Mini-Lathe for Home Machinists explains the different parts of the mini-lathe and shows how they can be used to complete different projects. Author David Fenner covers all the basics, from safety and materials, setting up, and tuning the machine to using accessories and performing a full range of essential tasks. It includes detailed instructions for making useful components like shafts, bushings, spindles, part-off tools, DRO handwheels, and a radius turning attachment. Chapters are broken down into easy-to-understand sections, and include hundreds of clear illustrations that will help guide readers as they set up a machine and start to use it. A complete course on using and improving the new generation of budget lathes, this book is a perfect choice for beginners as well as for those who are experienced with the lathe, but have never tried the mini-lathe.
LC Classification NumberTT207.F46 2012
