Old-Fashioned Toolmaking: The Classic Treatise on Lapping, Threading, Precision Measurements, and General Toolmaking
- Editore:
SKYHORSE PUB
- EAN:
9781510702868
- ISBN:
1510702865
- Pagine:
- 320
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Old-Fashioned Toolmaking: The Classic Treatise on Lapping, Threading, Precision Measurements, and General Toolmaking
Bringing together the collective wisdom of a past generation of craftsmen, Old Fashioned Toolmaking provides an in-depth record of the skills and techniques that made the mass production revolution of the twentieth century possible. When first published in 1915, this book was an answer to a vast array of tool-room problems and explained many essential toolmaking operations. It includes timeless practices as well as some personally tailored methods by master toolmakers, including how to:make straight forming toolsgrind curved surfacesgauge the angle of a threadre-flute worn cuttersand much more!With detailed descriptions of every procedure, essential mathematical rules and calculations for use in the workshop, and a number of illustrative figures, this book stands as an invaluable reference for those with an interest in practicing hands-on toolmaking processes.