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TURNING LATHES: A MANUAL FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND APPRENTICES

Written by James Lukin
Published by E. & F.N. Spon in 1888

TURNING LATHES: A MANUAL FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND APPRENTICES
Written by James Lukin.
Stock no. 1825028
1st. 1888. Hardback. Almost very good condition.

A Guide to Turning, Screw-Cutting, Metal-Spinning, etc. Dark green cloth boards, gilt titles andf vignette to front. B/w illustrations. A few minor spots to boards, to rear edge of spine split for 1". Front endpapers grubby. A few minor margin marks else contents generally clean.

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Front cover

Cover of TURNING LATHES: A MANUAL FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND APPRENTICES by James Lukin

Contents

  • Description of the Lathe
  • Tools, and how to Use Them
  • Hard-Wood Turning
  • Metal Turning with Hand Tools
  • Slide-Rest Work in Metal
  • The Self-Acting Lathe
  • Chuck-Making
  • Turning Articles of Square Section
  • Screw-Cutting by Self-Acting Lathe
  • The Overhead Driving Apparatus
  • Choosing a Lathe
  • Grinding and Setting Tools
  • Metal-Spinning
  • Ornamental Work
  • The Milling Appliance