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