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Machine Shop Practice, 2nd Edition
By Karl H. Moltrecht; Volume I: 1981, 496 page, illustrated, ISBN 0-8311-1126-7
$25.50

Everything the apprentice or on-the-job professional needs to know about the intelligent and efficient operation of machine tools is here. Enhanced by over 760 illustrations and 70 tables. These new editions now offer 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 - all significantly expanded and updated. And, greater attention has been given to methods of setting up the workpiece on milling machines, horizontal boring machines, planers and shapers.

Table of 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. Precision Hole Location - the Jig Borer. Metal Cutting Saws.