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If fear of the unknown is all that is preventing you from embarking on the satisfying hobby of model engineering, then this is the book that will banish your concerns. Author Harold Hall has established his reputation as a mentor to tyro model engineers through the pages of Model Engineer magazine and Model Engineers' Workshop, of which he was the editor for a number of years. This book assumes no previous experience and using the medium of twelve lathe turning projects will lead prospective model engineers through all of the basic techniques needed to tackle ambitious projects. All of the projects are extensively illustrated and full working drawings accompany the text. Once followed through, the reader will have amassed a wealth of practical skills and a range of useful workshop tools and equipment.

Table of Contents
Getting Started. Mini Surface Gauge. Precision Square. Between-Centres Test Bar. Hole Gauges. Distance Gauges. Tailstock Die Holders. Precision Tapers. Screw Jack. Screw Cutting. Getting to Grips with the Face Plate. Mill Drill Spindle. Milling Cutter Chuck.

Lathework: A Complete Course

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    A Paperback / softback by Harold Hall

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      Publisher Special Interest Model Books
      Published 18 December 2003
      ISBN-13 9781854862303
      978-1854862303
      ISBN-10 1854862308
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      If fear of the unknown is all that is preventing you from embarking on the satisfying hobby of model engineering, then this is the book that will banish your concerns. Author Harold Hall has established his reputation as a mentor to tyro model engineers through the pages of Model Engineer magazine and Model Engineers' Workshop, of which he was the editor for a number of years. This book assumes no previous experience and using the medium of twelve lathe turning projects will lead prospective model engineers through all of the basic techniques needed to tackle ambitious projects. All of the projects are extensively illustrated and full working drawings accompany the text. Once followed through, the reader will have amassed a wealth of practical skills and a range of useful workshop tools and equipment.

      Table of Contents
      Getting Started. Mini Surface Gauge. Precision Square. Between-Centres Test Bar. Hole Gauges. Distance Gauges. Tailstock Die Holders. Precision Tapers. Screw Jack. Screw Cutting. Getting to Grips with the Face Plate. Mill Drill Spindle. Milling Cutter Chuck.

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