Milling machine

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upandrunning1

Milling machine

Post by upandrunning1 »

Let's suppose that you knew nothing about how to run a milling machine.
The kind that is 1/2 of a Smithy.
What book would you buy to learn the basics ?

Community College is not an option.

Thanx, Chuck U&R
RayD
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Re: Milling machine

Post by RayD »

College or trade school textbooks pop up on ebay from time to time, you might watch for some. Also see what you can find here: http://155.217.58.58/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/tc/9-524/toc.htm
davestea
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Re: Milling machine

Post by davestea »

there is a lot of free stuff on the web -

do a google on "milling machine" -- 66,800 returns -

without the quotes you gett all the milling and all the mahine returns also

I have a couple of old texts here 'machine shop practices'

covers a lot of stuff not just mills.
Dave
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panchula
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Re: Milling machine

Post by panchula »

There are several good books (very old) available through the Digital Library at Michigan State University.

Joshua Rose's Modern Machine Shop Practice Vol. 1 can be found at:
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/onlinecolls/ ... 274&FT=pdf

Modern Machine Shop Practice Vol. 2.
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/onlinecolls/ ... 367&FT=pdf

An early Audel book by William Rogers
The Advanced Machinist, a practical and educational treatise, with illustrations.
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/onlinecolls/ ... 278&FT=pdf

These links are in Adobe Acrobat format, they're also available in .TIFF format.

Hope this is of use.

-Mike
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Bill_Cook
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Re: Milling machine

Post by Bill_Cook »

Chuck

The downloadable books that Mike (panchula) recomended are as good as any textbook you could buy. They won't take the place of experience, but no book can.
Since you're willing to spend some money, the Machinery's Handbook is considered an indespensable reference around the shop. Ebay has a continual assortment. You won't need an expensive late model one.
Asking on this board can fill any spaces.

bc
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If there was only one way to do each machining job, the smell of sulphurized cutting oil smoke would have fewer fond memories.
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