Publication Recommendation

[Clive TurnbullParticipant @cliveturnbull59507]

Trying to locate a good publication on turning and use of the lathe. I managed to borrow EITB H2 & H23 Turning Instruction manuals but I have to return them. They are just what I need and I thought I would be able to buy them from Ebay or Amazon but no luck. My only option is to copy each page but a bit of a marathon!

Can anyone recommend something similar or even advise me where to find these publications. 

Help would be appreciated.

Clive

[Clive TurnbullParticipant @cliveturnbull59507]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

You can’t go far wrong with the old classic “The Amateur’s Lathe” by L.H. Sparey

 

ISBN 0-85242-288-1

 

Jason

[John ShepherdParticipant @johnshepherd38883]

Another book you might consider is ‘How to Run a Lathe’ originally by South Bend Lathes. It originally dates back to 1942 and although it is written around their products it has a lot of information that is as good today as it was then. It has been republished by Lindsey Books and at about £6.75 it is good value IMO.

ISBN 1-55918-115X

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Add to the Southbend book, ‘How to Cut Screw Threads in the Lathe'(Bulletin no 36A published 1938), its only 20 pages, but like ‘How to Run a Lathe’ an excellent little book. There are a number of other South Bend Books,ie., No. 38 ‘How to Grind Lathe Tool Cutter Bits’.
Another one I got soon after I got my lathe was Stan Bray’s ‘Introducing the Lathe’.Ian S C

Edited By Ian S C on 28/05/2010 09:34:53

[John CoatesParticipant @johncoates48577]

As a recent entrant into this fascinating hobby (I’m not into models but the engineering bit using lathes and mills) I was faced with where to start

 

I have bought many books and would recommend the following (some of which are also recommended by others above)

 

The Amateur’s Lathe by L H Sparey (an excellent overview)

 

Lathework a Complete Course by Harold Hall (Workshop Practice no.34 I think)

 

The Model Engineers Workshop Manual by Geo Thomas (more info than a Tibetan monk could digest in a lifetime on a mountain top, absolutely amazing book and thanks for the folks on here who recommended it) 

 

My two penneth’ worth

 

John 

 

[Clive TurnbullParticipant @cliveturnbull59507]

Thanks all,

I have plenty to go at now, so will head down to my vintage bookshop and also the library. Check out the titles  and then buy what I think suits my knowledge.

Cheers

Clive

 

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