Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] MACHINE TOOL RECONDITIONING Book

If you are rebuilding worn out CNC or conventional machinery to be retrofit,
this is the book to have; although one warning; It is killingly boring to
read! Using the techniques in this book, I scraped in a fixture plate 5 feet
long by 10 inches wide, both sides in 2 evenings. Dimensions were held to
.0003" fairly easily. Also, I paid $105.00US for my copy, so anything under
$75.00 is a good deal. As I said, though, have LOTS of coffee ready when you
read this book. And no, I have no connection with Norm, etc.

Paul Jones
CNC on a Budget
Home of The Instant Z Axis
www.angelfire.com/az2/proff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Norman Larson" <norman_larson@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:56 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] MACHINE TOOL RECONDITIONING Book


> For those modifying their equipment for CNC, I have
> the following book that might be of interest to list
> members.
>
> I'm sure many of you have heard of this book and if I
> can get 50 orders for this book the price will be $55
> plus postage. Postage and insurance within the US
> will be $6.00. My purchase price is also $55 and the
> publisher will pay shipping to me. Two books would
> make the postage charges $8.00.
>
> Having sold books by mailorder for over 20 years I
> would insure the book for $50 because no matter what
> you insure an item for, you must prove to the USPS
> what the actual value is if the item is lost. I could
> prove the cost is $55, so if a book somehow gets lost
> the amount collected and due to the buyer, would be
> $50, they would be out $5 plus the postage. If a
> person wanted to insure for $100, it would cost an
> extra dollar, still collecting $55 if the book is
> lost. In all my years of selling books only 2 or 3
> books have been lost, and I'm suspicious of those.
>
> The book listed in the subject of this message has
> been listed in at least the last few issues of Home
> Shop Machinist for $92.95 plus postage.
>
> There are over 500 pages.
>
> TABLE OF CONTENTS
>
> Preface Page
> 1. The Art of Scraping 1
> 2. Personal Requirements 6
> 3. Characteristics of Metal 8
> 4. Tools 11
> 5. The Hand Scraper 18
> 6. Manipulating the Scraping Tool 28
> 7. Bench Oilstones 38
> 8. The Surface Plate 41
> 9. The Straight Edge 49
> 10. Marking Mediums 62
> 11. Markings 73
> 12. Other Spotting Tools 80
> 13. Squares 94
> 14. Levels and Leveling 99
> 15. Test Bars 109
> 16. The Dial Indicator 117
> 17. Gibs: Function, Construction and Adjustment 129
> 18. Grooves 150
> 19. Hints on Routine 157
> 20. Frosting Techniques 164
> 21. Automatic Generation of Gages 175
> 22. Standard Tests 185
> 23. Factors in Reconditioning 199
> 24. The Surface Bearing Requirements of the Slides and
> Ways of Precision Grinders 226
> 25. Problems in Alignments 229
> 26. The Engine Lathe 256
> 27. The Horizontal Milling Machine 316
> 28. The Vertical Milling Machine 393
> 29. The Cylindrical Grinding Machine 442
> 30. The Surface Grinding Machine 482
> Glossary 519
> Index 528
>
> At the moment, I am just collecting names of people
> who would be interested in buying this book as stated
> above. Foreign orders will be handled on an
> individual basis, but insurance is generally not
> available on books shipped by the cheapest method.
> You can email me off-list at norman_larson@...
>
> Norm Larson
> Lompoc, CA
>
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