Basic Lathework for Home Machinists

Perfect for someone just getting in to lathe work and not sure on aspects from tool types/shapes through to speeds and feeds etc...

Stan Bray has written many books on engineering and this is another good one for those starting out. Buy a lathe and start enjoying life.

As an old and now somewhat crusty marine engineer and offshore mechanical engineer I'm very familiar with machining and tooling. But, that's not to say I know enough to consider myself fully competent and if I can add to my knowledge I will. Mind you today, the majority of manual machining seems to be with the hobbyists - and I throw myself into that now. Whilst my day job might be offshore construction I like to keep my old skills alive in my own workshop at home. And I bought this book to help and hopefully learn a bit more. And honestly if you were a complete novice then it would be excellent as an introduction. However, if you already have some skills then most of what is in this book is familiar. And if you have worked in industry then chances are you may have come across some techniques that are not in this book. Most of all, what is evident, is that this kind of book is less relevant than it used to be. Having discovered that YouTube is more than cat videos and rap, there are some properly good videos made by both professional and amateurs alike that cover all the ground you need to cover and then some. So, fundamentally I'd consider this book to be a general help but is looking overall a bit old fashioned and less useful than it would have been a few years ago.

It was as though this book had not been proof read, there is whole sections on 3 phase convertors etc which is fine but not what I call a basic section. I did like the inclusion of a Nomogram to calculate machine speed. There are better books available for basic work.

As a new hobby machinist, I read everything I can find. For the money there is a lot of information that will help me learn about using a metal lathe. I still learn a lot from You Tube, but having a book is better when I am in the shop using the lathe.

good

very interesting

Good beginner guide

I liked that book; gave me some idea of what is involved in machine parts