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Milling for beginners book, Where?

This topic has 13 replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 24 August 2025 at 22:48 by Mark Easingwood.

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24 August 2025 at 12:40 #813664
andy198712
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Hello,

does anyone know of a source for this book?

Just got my mill and would quite fancy a book on the subject. Seen many YouTube videos which are great but….

just can’t find one ?!
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24 August 2025 at 12:46 #813670
Mark Easingwood
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Do you mean, “Milling for Beginners”, by Jason Balamy of this Parish?

It was being sold by Arc Euro Trade, not sure if it still is ‘tho.

Might be on Amazon or similar???
24 August 2025 at 13:14 #813674
JasonB
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I think Ketan at ARC was trying to move all his stock of various books to another supplier. I’ll see if I can find out if any of mine have gone with the others.

Failing that Little Machine Shop in the US have it and they have also taken on the rights for both mine and Neil’s books.

A digital subscription will get you almost the same content as the book is mostly what was in MEW.
24 August 2025 at 13:51 #813675
noel shelley
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There’s always the Workshop practice series, there is No 2 and No 35 – the latter might be best. Noel.
24 August 2025 at 14:04 #813676
Andrew Tinsley
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Don’t forget the Crowood press book on milling.

Andrew.
24 August 2025 at 14:34 #813678
cogdobbler
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https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/product/milling-a-complete-course-35/
24 August 2025 at 16:15 #813693
andy198712
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Yeah that’s the one, arc and Amazon are sold out in the U.K.

i havnt seen that other book I’ll have a look.

something nice about it being about the mill I own ect.

thanks Jason I’d appreciate that, and thanks for writing it !
24 August 2025 at 16:18 #813696
andy198712
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Ordered that book 35, will what it’s like 🙂 £6.95 on Amazon and prime delivered can’t go wrong! (I pay for prime so try to use it where I can)
24 August 2025 at 16:22 #813697
JasonB
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As Andrew has just got a SIEG SX2.7 I expect he wants the book which featured it.

Andrew it would also be worth having a look in the “workshop” section of this site at the “getting the most from your Brushless” which has some up to date suggestions for using these machines rather than the somewhat dated parts of some of the older books which tend to be based on belt/gear speeds and using HSS tools.

Just spoken with Ketan and LMS in teh US would be your best option or Aussie down under have some in stock too.
24 August 2025 at 16:24 #813698
Russell Eberhardt
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On 24 August 2025 at 14:34 cogdobbler Said:

https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/product/milling-a-complete-course-35/

Also on Amazon. I can recommend it. I followed it when I bought my first milling machine (over twenty years ago!) and found it to be easy to follow and I ended up with some useful accessories along the way.

Russell
24 August 2025 at 16:35 #813704
andy198712
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Thanks Jason.
ill have a look at that, like you say, it’s very relevant to me.

i do actually have a friend in the states at the moment so could get them to bring it back…..
24 August 2025 at 20:01 #813747
IanT
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To add to the other books listed above, there is also “Milling for the Model Engineer” by Stan Bray.

It’s a little dated now (first published in 1990 – so no insert tooling or DRO mention) but the basic info is there. I just found it for just over £6 at ‘Better World Books’ (with free shipping).

Regards,

IanT
24 August 2025 at 21:10 #813756
andy198712
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Cheers Ian that’s one for the list!

just got my mill on the bench, going to get to bolted to some ally plate if I can get my hands on some on top the 18mm OSB and 2×4 framed bench it’s on now.

mounted up the power feed and just been cleaning and lubing it all up, tweaking gibs ect

all enjoyable stuff !
24 August 2025 at 22:48 #813767
Mark Easingwood
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I have at least 4 books on milling from the “Workshop Practice” series and the book by Jason, I haven’t got the Crowood book. I have a Sieg SX3 milling machine.

The book by Jason, and his YouTube videos should be first on your list if you have a modern Sieg/Warco/Amadeal mill.

Why?, well it’s the only book that references the higher speeds of the newer mills, along with solid carbide cutters and insert style face milling cutters. The difference between Slot Drills and End Mills has also become somewhat blurred since those books were written. ER collets, Aluminium specific cutters, coated cutters and use of Hole Saws etc. are also not going to be in the older books, they are still worth reading ‘tho.

The older books are generally based around slower speed mills, nothing wrong in that, it’s just a different approach is required, higher cutter speeds & lighter cuts with smaller diameter carbide for instance. Nothing wrong with HSS either.

The Harold Hall book, no.35 in the “Workshop Practice” series is good if you want some tooling projects, but sadly, the B&W photography is not perhaps as good as it could be. The Harold Hall website is still available, and has a LOT of info and Projects. You can find it HERE only as a http site, not https ‘tho, so may need to overide your browser setting.

The speeds and feeds calculator on, “The Little Machine Shop” site is also worth a look, HERE

Enjoy.

Mark.
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