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How To Run A Lathe: For The Beginner: How To Erect, Care For And Operate A Screw Cutting Engine Lathe Paperback – November 23, 2012

4.3 out of 5 stars 336 ratings
Revised Edition No. 15, With All Illustrations And Tables Including, But Not Limited To: Annealing Brass Or Copper, Annealing Tool Steel, Apron, Automatic, Attaching Countershaft To Joists, Ball Race And Cone Making, Belting Of Lathe, Boring In The Lathe, Boring 30-Inch Flywheel, How To Braze, Calculating Change Gears For Thread Cutting, Calculating Speed And Size Of Pulleys, Carriage For Lathe, Case Hardening, Centering, Change Gears For Thread Cutting, Clamp Lathe Dog, Common Lathe Dog, Compound Gearing, Compound Rest, Graduated, Construction Of Boring Bars, Countershaft, Erecting, Countersink, Countersinking A Shaft, Cutting Speed For Metals, Don’ts For Machinists, Drill And Countersink Combined, Drilling On Lathe, Face Plates, Fitting Chuck To Lathe, First Chip On Thread, Forged Steel Lathe Tools, Gear Cutting Attachment For Lathes, Gear Guards, Grinding Tool After Thread Has Been Started, Horse Power To Drive Lathe, Index Plate For Thread Cutting, Information On Gears, Key Seating A Steel Shaft, Knurling In The Lathe, Layout For A Small Machine Shop, Leveling Lathe, Location Of Lathe, Making A Piston Ring, Measuring Screw Threads, Metric Threads On An English Screw, Milling Arbor, Names Of Parts Of Lathe, Oiling Lathe, Position Of Cutting Tool, Principal Dimensions Of Gap Lathes, Raisin Blocks For Lathe, Setting Of Thread Tool, Simple Gearing, Size Of Chucks, Speed Of Lathe Countershaft, Squaring A Steel Shaft, Taper Attachment, Tempering A Lathe Tool, Thread Cutting, Trueing A Valve, Trueing Emery Wheels, Turning Taper, Using Lathe As A Drill Press, Using Reamer In Lathe, Woodruff Key-Way, Etc.
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  1. Print length
    72 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    November 23, 2012
  4. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.17 x 9.25 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1603864679
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1603864671
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rough Draft Printing
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 23, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1603864679
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1603864671
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.17 x 9.25 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #107,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 336 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
336 global ratings

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Customers find the book helpful and worth the price, particularly noting its value as a reference for machinists and its suitability for beginners. Moreover, the reprint of the original 1930's lathe manual is appreciated, and customers find it interesting from a historical point of view. However, several customers mention that the content is a bit out-dated.

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35 customers mention "Information quality"28 positive7 negative

Customers find the book provides good information and serves as a helpful reference, with one customer noting it covers fundamentals from pre-CNC days.

"Lots of good information." Read more

"Good basic info." Read more

"Awesome info from one of the best old lathe companies in the world!" Read more

"...It would not provide adequate knowlege to the self learner IMO, but couls provide limited support to someone who is attending a class and has a..." Read more

10 customers mention "Value for money"8 positive2 negative

Customers find the book worth its price.

"Fundamentals from the pre CNC days. Still relevant and valuable." Read more

"...Definitely worth the price and the shipping was free with Amazon Prime. Wheelchair Bob" Read more

"Very resonable for the price." Read more

"...strictly a waste of my money. other books sold by Amazon are much better" Read more

9 customers mention "Beginner level"8 positive1 negative

Customers find the book great for beginners, with one mentioning it provides an excellent introduction to operating a lathe.

"This book is good for the beginner. it give you simple things to build and old school ways of doing machining." Read more

"Great for beginners and quick refresher for any one" Read more

"a very good book, lots of valuable info. Good for beginner or experienced or person. 1 2 3 2 1" Read more

"book is ok, very simple and basic" Read more

9 customers mention "Interest"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book interesting from a historical point of view, with one customer describing it as a fun nostalgia piece.

"I enjoyed reading this book." Read more

"...Both versions are interesting from a historical point of view...." Read more

"INTERESTING BOOK" Read more

"...It's a nice primer with old photographs. Both fun and instructive." Read more

6 customers mention "Reprint value"5 positive1 negative

Customers appreciate the reprint value of the book, noting it is a reprint of the original 1930's lathe manual, with one customer highlighting its nice primer with old photographs.

"This is a reprint of an old book I've also seen elsewhere. It's a nice primer with old photographs. Both fun and instructive." Read more

"a scan of an old book, the info is good, content is solid. the photos are poor quality due to the scan of old black and white images." Read more

"A classic text now in 15th edition. The basics are there especially for those who work alone and build skills in their area of interest." Read more

"This is a reprint of the original 1930's lathe manual, including old-style drawings and plans...." Read more

9 customers mention "Age of content"4 positive5 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's age, with some finding it out-of-date while others appreciate its timeless approach to machine work.

"This is really old content that has been republished. It has some useful info, but you might want to invest in a more up-to-date book." Read more

"Old school book which would be fine but just doesnt invite you in. Just couldn't find it useful, though I tried." Read more

"out of date with no information about the current operations of a small lathe. strictly a waste of my money...." Read more

"...The terminology and vernacular is definitely Old School. I enjoyed reading it, because it took me back to another time...." Read more

Good info but seems like a Facimaly
3 out of 5 stars
Good info but seems like a Facimaly
Since I have found an interest in gunsmithing late in life, I have been gathering anything I can about metal work and lathes. How to run a lathe is a good source but not a substitute to hands on experience and apprenticeship. My only issue is that it looks like the table of context was photocopied from older documents and some images are so dark as to not get a clear picture of what could be important tools. Still for the price it is no loss. Its good info and one should not shun the written word.
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  • Jesse
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great information!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Says it’s for South Bend lathes, it great information for anyone running a lathe.
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  • john
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good primer for lathe owners who are new to machine work
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Although I have lathe experience, I recently purchased a South Bend 9A and found this book helpful!
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  • ed amazon glenn
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good reprint of the original South Bend manual.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2013
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    This is a reprint of the original 1930's lathe manual, including old-style drawings and plans.
    The instructions are clear, and common-sense, and tell the new South Bend lathe owner how to set up the lathe, and basic operations. The terminology and vernacular is definitely Old School.
    I enjoyed reading it, because it took me back to another time. If you need in-depth instruction on lathe operation, or complicated projects, then this won't do.
    It's a basic lathe manual, but no shop is complete without it.
    21 people found this helpful
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  • Lance D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good books are hard to come by
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2019
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    You say it may be out dated, any technical manual can't be out dated. I own a lodge and Shipley lathe built in 1914/ and a Logan lathe built in 1947. Unless a person has a new or one built from the 80s, then it may be outdated for those machines.
    It's like finding and trying to compare new to old history books, if I want the truth I will go to the older books.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Historical
    Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2024
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Interesting from the historical standpoint, not much that is relevant to a new machine.
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  • Stephen Verdick
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice big print
    Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Great book, lots of pictures. Large print for old eyes.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Nate
    5.0 out of 5 stars Old yet still very applicable
    Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2021
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    To the point. Easy to look up sections. Talks about stuff thats not in machinerys hand book! And its $5. Worth every cent.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • 44dwarf
    5.0 out of 5 stars I know he'll love it.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2015
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Very helpful and informative on old machinery. A lost art now due to CNC's. I got this book as a gift for a friend just starting on a manual south bend lathe from the 40's. I know he'll love it.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • P B
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2013
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Obviously a little outdated but it still covers all the basics and for a real beginner which is no bad thing.
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  • Emily
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful.
    Reviewed in Canada on December 11, 2022
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    I used this book quite a lot. I had recently purchased an old lathe with little to no experience and was unable to find any information about it. But this book helped a great deal. I still dig it out from time to time when I’m stuck on something.
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  • ALLAOUA SID ALI. Sid bricoleur en professionel
    5.0 out of 5 stars D'avoir l informations pour débuter
    Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2022
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Très bien pour débutant
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  • Chris S
    2.0 out of 5 stars Very basic book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2018
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    Basic book on lathe work. a bit old fashioned.
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  • Paul Francescutti
    4.0 out of 5 stars Read the details
    Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2016
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    No specific complaint about the book. It's perfectly fine. I just didn't pay attention and this 1914 edition isn't advanced enough for my 1941 lathe.
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