Re: MACHINE TOOL RECONDITIONING Book

>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Vince Negrete"
><vnegrete@r...> wrote:
> You couldnt possibly be serious John.. A book covering every
>different
> machine made and covering every device on a tool would be a book of

a

> slightly larger size...

I am serious. It's the title that's missleading.
Think about going into a book shop and buying a service manual on a
Ford only to get home and find the engine and transmission weren't
covered.

> I know this is off-topic so I wont continue the thread.

Not quite off topic, even Bill was advertising some non CNC books the
other day <bg>

>
> Vince
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "stevenson_engineers" <machines@n...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:22 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: MACHINE TOOL RECONDITIONING Book
>
>
> > Just a note on the title of this book.
> > First off this in no way reflects on the efforts of Norman and

Ken on

> > the other list for supplying these books well below list.
> >
> > The book is entitled Machine Tool Reconditioning when in actual

fact

> > it's a book on scraping - pure and simple.
> > Anyone wanting to buy a boook on the title subject may be
> > dissapointed by this.
> > Reconditioning a machine tool covers far, far more than scraping
> > surfaces. Machine tools have gearboxes, bearings, feed boxes and

all

> > sorts of ancilliary devices, non of which are mentioned in this

book.

> >
> > This isn't a sour grapes post as I have bought the book but the

lack

> > of coverage of the missing elements certainly detracts from

honestly

> > calling this title Machine Tool Reconditioning.
> >
> > John S.
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Norman Larson >
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
> > > Norm Larson
> > > Lompoc, CA
> > >
> > >
> > >
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