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About LinkBacksif you could recomeend one book, that was clear and concise and explained mini lathe terminology and operations to a total newbie, what book would that be ?
if you could recomeend one book, that was clear and concise and explained mini lathe terminology and operations to a total newbie, what book would that be ?
Perhaps the first book on this page(disclaimer: I have not read the book nor do I own a minilathe)
http://arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Books
I just ordered that book...thanks...
Try and get hold of a copy of How to Run a Lathe by the South Bend Lathe Works.
First printed 1907. Last edition #50 1944.
The last copy printed had a black cover.
I got a copy off ebay for around $12.00.
Al.
CNC, Mechatronics Integration and Custom Machine Design (Skype Avail).
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
Albert E.
Even better than the SB book (which is darned good) is:
Textbook of Turning by PF Hercus. Hercus made (makes??) SB clones in Australia.
You can download the book here: http://www.bbssystem.com/viewtopic.php?t=89
So far this and the US Navy Lathe Operations book have been the most useful to me.
Mike N
No good deed goes unpunished.
There's a bunch of video's out there too. Randy Krouphout's (Spelling) are the most informative.... but he is a little slow and dry. I usually watch them at 1.6X speed.. LOL.
I rented a bunch at http://www.smartflix.com
Also, here's some links to FREE ones that are pretty cool....
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/24-how-...machine-shop-8
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/24-how-...machine-shop-9
http://techtv.mit.edu/genres/24-how-...achine-shop-10
(Note that 1-7 are worth watching too... just not lathe specific.)
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