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thought i would ask here seeing as alot of you guys have lathes.
im looking for a book that will teach me the basics of lathe work.
im due to get a lathe next month and want to read up about using one first.
cheers
Adam

Edited by Adam_R on 25th Mar, 2009.

I have this:



Covers most things.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Good to get you started but practice is the thing.Keep your fingers out !!

Dont leave the key in the chuck!.....Actually do leave it in the chuck and show us a pic of your broken jaw.lol

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

Don't wear a tie.........

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

keep anm eye out for the pillock that works with me in case he creeps up behind you and starts pulling swarf out from under the chuck with his bare hands while it is spinning round with a bit of 5" dia he30 in it.... IDIOT!!!!

Or as I learned the hard way don't use a spanner to jam the safety over ride on.

I've never had a book as such, but I had an engineering apprenticeship so was taught by experienced people...

But there are lots of articles on the web on the basics - I keep finding them whenever I do a search on things like cutting speed (which I can never remember so I go to the web...)

Practice and getting familiar with your own machine is the key... I have a cheap Clarke (MachineMart) all purpose one, milling as well, and I've just spent about 4hrs today making more inlet manifold parts and the "rules" go out the window once you're using a specific model....

BUT.... as already said, SAFETY is paramount - even a cheap basic one is capable of giving you serious injuries, even death, if not treated with respect.

So I would suggest a "Google" on your specific make/model before buying a book.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

im hoping to aquire one from work as our school has stopped doing metal work. dunno how the hell id get it home like

It is worthwhile to find a machinist's handbook too.

I,too, bought one from an engineering apprentice school.The tutor regarded it as an exercise for the students to learn and practice moving heavy machinery.They loaded it on to a car transporter trailer,using rollers and levers, and placed it exactly where I wanted it !! You may not be so lucky but the trailer idea does work.

As I found out, make sure you have the right speed for the right material and don't move too quickly!!

Had a great wheel of heavy plastic get ripped out and smack me in the face when I was learning :(

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