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English and american lathes~reduced cost~ by j.horner
"Characteristic features of the leading types of engineers' lathes used in the two countries"
From 1900 comes this incredible and, apparently, very rare volume which takes you, the reader, on a detailed tour of lathes as they existed then. At that time, the Brits looked down their noses at American lathes which were beginning to be sold in large numbers in Great Britain. Horner wrote this book to set the record straight by examining in detail the strengths and weaknesses of both British and American lathes and in the process comparing them.
You get over 300 illustrations, mostly engravings and mechanical drawings and explanatory text. You'll be amazed at the variety and features that existed back then, but are rarely seen any more.
Chapters include: lathes and their development, forms of lathe beds and standards, headstock spindles or mandrels, mandrels of movable poppets (we call 'em tailstocks), fitting of headstocks to their beds, fitting of movable poppets, headstock details, connections between headstock and rest, the slide-rest, light lathes, heavy lathes, turret or capstan lathes, special lathes, and countershafts. Also included is an appendix listing scores of lathes manufactured in America and Britain and the sizes available - from Pratt & Whitney and Hendey, to Greenwood & Bately and Sir Joseph Whitworth & Co, and many others.
This book will make you more historically knowledgeable than just about any modern machinist you're likely to encounter.
Discover lathes that had swiveling headstocks. Others had unusual tailstock designs, lead screw positions, cross-slide constructions, back-gear combinations and more. You'll see gap lathes, wheel lathes, a series of treadle lathes for amateurs, and much more. Discover the engineering changes installed to improve wear, to facilitate headstock alignment, to accommodate expansion of headstock mandrels due to frictional heat, and much more.
Great book! Page after page of illustrations and nuts-and-bolts details. This is something any lover of machinery should have in their library. Rare book. Incredible quality. Get a copy!
NOTE: THIS BOOK IS BEING SOLD AT A REDUCED COST DUE TO SLIGHT STAINING ON OUTER PAGES. IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE USEFUL CONTENT WITHIN THE PAGES.
8-1/2" x 11" soft cover & 179 pages
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