Download or read book Lathes and Turning Techniques written by Editors of Fine Woodworking and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lathe can be the most satisfying machine in your workshop. It doesn't take long to pick up skill, and you can make beautiful things in a very short time. In these 36 articles, expert turners detail the fine points of lathe work and provide a wealth of turning techniques. You'll get in-depth information on: spindle turning, production turning, decorative folk turning, shopmade lathes, woodthurning chucks and chisels, turning bowls, turned-and-carved vessels, and more. --Cover.
Download or read book The Lathe Book 3rd Edition written by Ernie Conover and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Lathe Book, 3rd Edition is the definitive guide to this essential turning machine written by a veteran woodturning author, teacher, and lathe designer. tremendous advances in lathes, accessories, and sharpening equipment. In this completed revised and expanded 3rd edition, legendary turning author, teacher, and designer Ernie Conover brings this classic reference book up-to-date, incorporating the many recent innovations in the lathe and its accessories"--
Download or read book Metal Lathe for Home Machinists written by Harold Hall and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: · An introduction and project-based course to the lathe and lathe metalworking · Contains 12 projects that start with basic tasks and progress into advanced skills · Projects are heavily illustrated with drawings and photographs · Great practice for both beginners and experienced lathe owners
Download or read book The Metal Lathe written by David J. Gingery and published by David J. Gingery Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using castings from your charcoal foundry (see Book 1 in the series: The Charcoal Foundry by David Gingery) and simple hand methods (no machine tools needed!) you can build a sturdy and accurate bed for a metal lathe. Then additional castings, common hardware items and improvised equipment will add the headstock, tailstock, carriage and all the remaining parts to complete the lathe. Illustrated with photos and drawings to show you all you need to know about patterns, molding, casting and finishing the parts. The lathe specs. include a 7" swing over the bed and 12" between centers. Adjustable tailstock with set-over for taper turning. Adjustable gibs in sliding members and adjustable sleeve bearings in the headstock. A truly practical machine capable of precision work. Once you have a foundry to cast the parts and a lathe to machine them you can tackle more exotic projects.
Download or read book Lathe Fundamentals written by Rick Peters and published by Hearst Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 300 color photos, this fourth authoritative Popular Mechanics Workshop tool book helps woodworkers take full advantage of this most essential piece of equipment. No guide will give them a better start: do-it-yourself author extraordinare Rick Peters discusses every aspect of the lathe, from the simplest function up to the most advanced techniques. He examines the various brands and models, as well as all their features and accessories, and then puts woodworkers through their paces. Peters delves right into the details of spindle, faceplate, bowl, and embellishing turning; finishing; making jigs and fixtures; and doing maintenance and troubleshooting. With those skills honed, woodworkers can turn to fine projects, including a lidded box and 2-tier candy dish.
Download or read book The Lathe Book written by Ernie Conover and published by Taunton. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes information on how to choose a lathe, how to maintain and repair a lathe, and basic techniques.
Download or read book American Lathe Builders 1810 1910 written by Kenneth L. Cope and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again, Ken Cope has produced a major new reference work that broadens our range of understanding of the history of technological innovation. This is the first book to identify American lathe builders operating throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. Written in the style of the author's previous groundbreaking books on the machine tool industry, this encyclopedic volume provides the collector, user, and researcher with invaluable information on over 330 lathe builders, many of whom have previously gone unrecognized by researchers. More than a thousand illustrations, taken from original catalogs and periodicals, trace the development of the American metal cutting lathe from the crude, handbuilt models of the early 19th century to the fast, powerful models introduced in the early 20th century for use with high speed steel cutting tools. Dozens of early lathe accessories, such as gear-cutting attachments, are also identified and illustrated for the first time. In addition, the book contains a glossary of terms used in describing the various lathes
Download or read book A Treatise on Lathes and Turning written by William Henry Northcott and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Metalworking Lathes written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lathe Operation and Maintenance written by John Edwards and published by Modern Machine Shop Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise introduction to the lathe provides detailed coverage of this versatile machine and how it is used to perform a wide variety of metalworking operations. Special emphasis is placed on lathe components, accessories, and operating procedures, including basic machine setup and routine maintenance. Cutting dynamics and parameters are explained in clear, easy to comprehend language, and a wide range of cutting tools, toolholders, and workholding devices are examined in detail. This is the ideal introductory text for the novice or machinist-in-training. Review questions follow each chapter.
Download or read book The Mini lathe written by David Fenner and published by Workshop Practice. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Workshop Practices.
Download or read book Mini Lathe written by Neil M Wyatt and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mini-lathe is a useful tool in the model engineer's workshop. With more choice than ever of more compact machines, a mini-lathe is able to accommodate a wide range of engineering requirements, projects and techniques, as well as being suitable for the novice engineer and for those with limited workshop space. Author and model engineer Neil Wyatt provides a practical guide to purchasing and using a mini-lathe, as well as examining more advanced techniques. The book includes a projects section to show the application of mini-lathe techniques. Topics covered include: choosing a mini-lathe; workshop safety and setting up the lathe; basic through to more advanced machining skills; modifications, additions and tuning of the mini-lathe. This essential reference source is aimed at the novice engineer, home metalworkers and for those with limited workshop space. Fully illustrated with 304 colour photographs.
Download or read book Turning Technology written by Stephen F. Krar and published by New York : Toronto : Van Nostrand Reinhold. This book was released on 1977 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mini Lathe Magic written by Ron Hampton and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With clear, concise instructions and 345 detailed photos, Ron Hampton takes the reader through every step required to turn and finish works of art from wood on the mini-lathe. Eight separate projects include a goblet, mushrooms, bowls, and pots. A gallery of other designs is provided for inspiration. This book is perfect for the beginning and intermediate wood turner, and will provide valuable ideas for those more advanced.
Download or read book Metal Turning on the Lathe written by David A Clark and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lathe is an essential tool for all but the most basic of workshops. It enables the engineer to produce turned components to a high degree of accuracy. Often called the 'king of machine tools', it is also very versatile and can be used to make a wide range of engineering components. This new book shows you how to make full use of your lathe safely and effectively in your workshop. Topics covered include: A guide to choosing a lathe looking at different sizes and features available; Advice on installing and maintaining a lathe, selecting and sharpening tools, and working with chucks; Instruction on a range of techniques ranging from how to hold work in a collet through to cutting a screw thread. A new and practical guide to this essential tool, the lathe, aimed at both the aspiring and experienced engineers, modelmakers and horologists, Metal Turning on the Lathe gives advice on choosing, installing, maintaining and using a lathe safely and effectively in your workshop and is superbly illustrated with 239 colour illustrations. David Clark has spent over 30 years in the engineering industry and is the editor of Model Engineer and Model Engineers' Workshop.
Download or read book Mini Lathe for Home Machinists written by David Fenner and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Turning for Furniture written by Ernie Conover and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn your ordinary projects into one-of-a-kind designs with Turning for Furniture. In this classic DVD, Ernie Conover shows you how to turn a beautiful assortment of furniture components -- including decorative chair legs and bed posts, knobs, pulls, and ornaments -- and increase your project options. You'll also learn how to: Turn a simple chair stretcher Make custom knobs and pulls Turn chair legs Duplicate parts with ease Turn an offset foot The next best thing to a private lesson, Turning for Furniture takes you right into expert woodworker Ernie Conover's shop for an unforgettable 55-minute lesson. You'll see firsthand exactly how to do the work -- the tools, the techniques, and the subtle rhythms of each process. Impossible to miss a single step! Go directly to the chapter you want to watch and replay it as often as you want. Master it before you move on!
