RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] MACHINE TOOL RECONDITIONING Book

May as well count me in too.

Jeffrey Goldberg, President

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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott A. Stephens [mailto:sstephenssprint020@...]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 7:22 PM
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] MACHINE TOOL RECONDITIONING Book

I would also be interested in a book.
At 09:27 AM 3/4/2003 -0800, you wrote:

>I'm in also. Let me know. Thanks Vince
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Norman Larson" <norman_larson@...>
>To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:56 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
> >
> >