Description
Number of Pages: 48
This is a reproduction, not a photocopy, of an original Delta Getting the Most Out of Your Lathe book. This is a complete handbook covering all the branches of lathe operation in the home workshop with over two hundred photographic illustrations and line drawings. Please see index below.
One reason that I’ve reprinted some of these older books is because they have a lot of information with illustrations that get directly to the point.
This book is part of a series that we have on our site:
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SHAPER
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DRILL PRESS
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR LATHE
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CIRCULAR SAW AND JOINTER
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR ABRASIVE TOOLS
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BAND SAW AND SCROLL SAW
Index
WOOD TURNING CHAPTER ONE - THE LATHE AND ITS EQUIPMENT The Wood Lathe-Tools, Indexing Mechanism, Installation, Accessories, Measuring Tools..................................4-6 CHAPTER TWO - SPINDLE TURNING Centering the Work, Tool Rest Position, Roughing-Off, Squaring Ends, Smoothing a Cylinder, Position of Hands,Cutting Shoulders, Vees and Beads, Long Cuts, Cove Cuts.........................7-12 CHAPTER THREE - FACEPLATE AND CHUCK TURNING Mounting the Work, Elementary Operations, Turning a Ring, Turning a Sphere, Napkin Rings..............................13-16 CHAPTER FOUR - SPECIAL TURNING OPERATIONS Post Blocking, Oval Turnings, Split Turnings, Turned Boxes, Duplicate Turning, Spiral Turnings, Hollow Spirals, Fluting and Reeding.................................................17-22 CHAPTER FIVE - USING LATHE ATTACHMENTS The Sanding Drum, Sanding Disk, Other Accessories, The Steady Rest........................................................23-24 CHAPTER SIX - JIGS AND FIXTURES Off-Center Work, Fluting Jig, Centering Blocks, Semaphore Jig, Band Sawing Centers, Centering Jig, Cutting Cylinders, Shaper Cutters for Turning, Lathe Drawer, Cutting Dowels, Guide Blocks, Milled Knives...............................................25-28 CHAPTER SEVEN - WOOD FINISHING Wax Finish, Frictional Polish, Oil Finish, Varnish, French Polishing, Shellac Finish......................................29 METAL TURNING CHAPTER EIGHT - EQUIPMENT FOR METAL WORK The Slide Rest Eight-Speed Lathe, Lathe Chucks, Set-Over Tailstock, Adjustments......................................30-32 CHAPTER NINE - OPERATIONS IN METAL TURNING Centering Spindle Work Mounting Work Between Centers, Application of Lathe Tools, Tool Bit Nomenclature Angles and Heights, The Theory of Cutting, Common Operations, Mandrels Faceplate Work, Chucking....................................................33-36 CHAPTER TEN - MISCELLANEOUS METAL OPERATIONS Knurling Drilling Internal Cuts, Bevels, Taper Cuts, Tapping and Reaming, Filing and Polishing...............................37-39 METAL SPINNING CHAPTER ELEVEN - SPINNING EQUIPMENT The Lathe Spinning Tools, The Tool Rest, Tailstock Center, Arbors and Faceplates.......................................40-41 CHAPTER TWELVE - METHODS OF WORKING Setup, Centering, Spinning Metal, Cutting Off Beads.........42-44 CHAPTER THIRTEEN - SPECIAL SPINNING CHUCKS Spinning a Sphere Sectional Chucks Metals Finishing.........45-46 APPENDIX Tap Drill Sizes, Polishing Materials, Decimal Equivalents, Table of Taper Cuts Grinding, Angles for Wood Turning Tools Grinding Angles for Metal Turning Tool Bits, Lathe Speeds............47-48
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I have collected this information for many years and have found the information they contain to be priceless in using and setting up the machines properly. I believe this manual will be a valuable resource of knowledge that will provide a lot of helpful information that is often hard to find. My manuals are not photocopies. I maintain a high standard of quality in my reproductions. Most of the manuals I reproduce look better than their originals. I have professionally digitally edited every page, and removed stains, wrinkles and handwriting. All of the manuals are printed on thick white paper to withstand shop wear and tear.