Machine Shop Practice, 2nd Edition, Volume 1

Everything the apprentice or on-the-job professional needs to know about the intelligent and efficient operation of machine tools is here.

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.

Preface
Preface to First Edition
List of Tables

Chapter 1 : Basic Metal Cutting Operations
Chapter 2 : Basic Measuring Instruments
Chapter 3 : Layout Work
Chapter 4 : Drilling Machine, Twist Drills, and Auxiliary Tooling
Chapter 5 : Drilling Machine Operation
Chapter 6 : Engine Lathe Construction
Chapter 7 : Single-Point Cutting Tools and Their Performance
Chapter 8 : Turning on Lathe Centers
Chapter 9 : Chucking Work
Chapter 10 : Taper and Angle Turning
Chapter 11 : Faceplate Work
Chapter 12 : Screw Threads and Screw-Thread Measuring
Chapter 13 : Cutting Screw Threads on a Lathe
Chapter 14 : Turret Lathes, Production Lathes, and Vertical Lathes
Chapter 15 : Precision Hole Location—The Jig Borer
Chapter 16 : Metal Cutting Saws

Appendix
Index