Machine Shop Practice: v. 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.