Mini-Lathe for Home Machinists (Fox Chapel Publishing) An In-Depth Look at the Different Components of Your Small Metal Lathe, Set Up, Tuning, How to Use the Accessories, & Hundreds of Illustrations
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Learn to Use the Versatile and Affordable Mini-Lathe
Explore a complete course on using and improving the latest generation of budget lathes with this insightful guide for beginners, as well as those who are experienced with the lathe but have never tried the mini-lathe. The skills and information you will pick up from this book can be applied again and again to future projects.
Packed with detailed charts, photos, and diagrams
Includes all the basics, from safety and materials to setting up and tuning the machine for best performance
Detailed instructions for making useful components like shafts, bushings, spindles, part-off tools, digital readout handwheels, and a radius turning attachment