Books on how to run a lathe

[TheGreenMachine]

We currently have 3 mills and are going to get a lathe. I am looking for a good book on lathe operations. Any suggestions?

[cncprofessor]

What kind of lathe, conventional, CNC?

[TheGreenMachine]

CNC, but I wouldn't mind a manual lathe book. I want a book to explain in detail roughing, finishing, boring, threading, tapers....ect. Programing the G-codes won't be a problem.

[cncprofessor]

For CNC Lathe general info you may find helpful this link; http://www.haascnc.com/training/Lath...m_PDF/xlwb.pdf

However, your machine supplier should have some Op. Manual w/specific info to your needs. As for conventional lathes, there are many books available (even in some Libraries), or try this; http://www.americanmachinetools.com/...se_a_lathe.htm

Hope this helps...

[cam1]

Hi:
For older books like Louthbends How to run a lathe etc. try www.lindsaybks.com
They do a lot of reprinting of traditional manuals etc. An excellent source for the basics
or
Industrial Press for "modern" stuff.

regards

[Andre' B]

If you don't mind reading PDFs Google has a lot of such stuff from older books.

http://books.google.com/books?as_q=l...maxy=&as_isbn=

[jjdon]

Originally Posted by cam1 Hi: For older books like Louthbends How to run a lathe etc. try www.lindsaybks.com They do a lot of reprinting of traditional manuals etc. An excellent source for the basics or Industrial Press for "modern" stuff. regards

It's SOUTHBEND's "How to run a lathe", and has an amazing amount of material for a little book......I have an old (like 60's) machinist's textbook - high school shop class, that has a lot "Machining Fundamentals." I'm not real qualified as a machinist, but the essential lathe stuff isn't that hard to learn.

[cam1]

Hi jjdon: I made a typo......Louthbends

regards