Metal Lathe for Home Machinists is a project-based course that
provides a complete introduction to the lathe and lathe metalworking.
This book takes beginners through all the basic techniques needed to
tackle a wide range of machining operations. Advance through a series of
practice projects that teach how to use the lathe and develop essential
skills through practical application. Contained 12 lathe turning
projects to develop confidence and become an accomplished home shop
machinist, each project is designed to develop essential lathe skills
that the reader will use again and again. All of the projects are
extensively illustrated and full working drawings accompany the text.
The book advances from basic projects to higher levels of difficulty as
the course progresses, from a simple surface gauge to a milling cutter
chuck where precision and concentricity is vital. After completing this
course, the reader will have amassed a wealth of practical skills and a
range of useful workshop tools and equipment, while lathe owners with
more advanced skills will discover new techniques.