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Machine Shop Practice, Second Edition, Volume 1 delivers nearly everything the apprentice or on-the-job professional needs to know about the intelligent and efficient operation of machine tools.
Features
Includes over 760 illustrations and 70 tables in two volumes.
Offers sections on numerical control; grinding wheels (that includes the newest abrasive materials); single point cutting tools and tool wear; basic drilling machine setups; and formulas for estimating the power required for planing.
Provides detailed discussions on methods of setting up the workpiece on milling machines, horizontal boring machines, planers and shapers.
Contents
Basic Metal Cutting Operations
Basic Measuring Instruments
Layout Work
Drilling Machines, Twist Drills and Auxillary Tooling
Drilling Machine Operations
Engine Lathe Construction
Single Point Cutting Tools and Their Performance
Cylindrical Turning
Chucking Work
Taper and Angle Turning
Faceplate Work
Screw Threads and Screw Thread Measurements
Cutting Screws on a Lathe
Turret Lathes, Production Lathes and Vertical Lathes