80 Rare Old Books on Lathes and Lathe Work Woodworking Carpentry Metal Turning Operation Construction Manuals Guides - Instant PDF Download

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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning virtual archive of 80 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library covering all aspects of LATHES & LATHE WORK.

Discover the ancient arts of wood and metal turning. Read about lathe design, construction and operation. Study all types of lathe work, from basic elementary lessons and instructions to decorative and ornamental examples and advanced machine skills. Learn about turning small objects, construction of lathe tools and their maintenance, boring, split turnings and turned mouldings, twisted and spiral turnings, chucks and face plates, finishing turnings, patterns for turnings and much more!

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of lessons, instructions and reference material. Overall, this is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in woodwork, metalwork, lathes, lathe-work and wood or metal turning. The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

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All of the books have been scanned in HQ and preserved forever in modern pdf format, easy to read on any laptop, computer, e-reader, tablet or even smartphone. This superb compilation of 80 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. You can also print any page you wish, or even books in their entirety. Some of the books and manuals contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material.



Full List of Books Included:


A course in wood turning - A. S. Milton (1919)

A laboratory course in wood-turning - M. J. Golden (1897)

A manual of the hand lathe - comprising concise directions for working metals of all kinds, ivory, bone and precious woods; dyeing, coloring, and French polishing - E. P. Watson (1869)

A Treatise on Lathes and Turning - Simple, Mechanical and Ornamental - W. H. Northcott (1876)

Advanced metal-work - A. G. Compton (1898)

Amateur mechanic's manual and catalogue - scroll saws and lathes - H. A. Shipman (1881)

Art and education in wood-turning - W. W. Klenke (1921)

Barnes Lathes - Barnes (W. F. & John) Co. (1912)

Boring, recessing and multiple turning tools - A. A. Dowd (1914)

Change Gear Devices - C. Perrigo (1903)

Design and testing of a lathe-tool dynamometer - P. R. Dunton (1912)

Directions for using Bottum's patent improved universal lathe chucks and improved lathes, for turning and finishing every description of watch pivots, pinions, staffs (1852)

Drilling, Lathe Work, Boring-mill Work, Working Chilled Iron, Bench Vise & Floor Work (1914)

Elementary lathe practice - T. Palmateer (1917)

Elementary machine shop practice - T. J. Palmateer (1920)

Elementary machine shop practice; a text book presenting the elements of the machinists' trade - J. A. Pratt (1921)

Elementary turning - F. H. Selden (1907)

Evolution of the machine shop - J. Hartness (1905)

F. E. Reed Lathes Catalog (1899)

First Year Lathe Work - How to build an 8 inch grinder - South Bend Lathe Works (1920)

First year lathe work prepared for students in technical, manual training, and trade schools, and for the apprentice in the shop (1917)

Hartness Flat Turret Lathe Manual; a Hand Book for Operators - J. Hartness (1915)

High speed tool steel on lathe work - C. E. Hayes (1906)

How to Make an 8-inch Bench Lathe in the School Shop - South Bend Lathe Works (1920)

Illustrated catalog of ornamental spun and stamped shells and fittings for gas and electric fixtures manufactured by the Standard Metal Spinning Co. (1914)

Index to the Geometric Chuck - T. S. Bazley (1875)

Lathe and planer tools (1912)

Lathe bed design - J. G. Horner (c1913)

Lathe design for high- and low-speed steels - a treatise on the kinematical and dynamical principles governing the constuction of metal turning lathes - J. Nicolson (1908)

Lathe design, construction and operation, with practical examples of the lathe work - O. E. Perrigo (1919)

Lathe work for beginners; a practical treatise on lathe work with complete instructions for properly using the various tools - R. F. Yates (1922)

Lathes - United States Army Manual (1920)

Lathe-work - P. N. Hasluck (1883)

LeBlond's dual drive lathe (1921)

Machine building for profit, and the Hartness flat turret lathe - J. Hartness (1909)

Machining tapered and spherical surfaces - A. A. Dowd (1914)

Manuel du tourneur Vol. 1 - L. Bergeron (1792) (French Text)

Manuel du tourneur Vol. 2 - L. Bergeron (1792) (French Text)

Mechanical exercises, or, The elements and practice of carpentry, joinery, bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing, and turning - P. Nicholson (1812)

Metal coloring and finishing - W. J. Kaup (1914)

Metal spinning - C. Tuells (1912)

Metal spinning - F. Crawshaw (1909)

Modern American lathe practice - O. E. Perrigo (1907)

Modern toolmaking methods ; a treatise on precision dividing and locating methods, lapping, making forming tools, accurate threading, bench lathe practice, etc. F. D. Jones (1915)

Ornamental turning Vol. 1 - J. H. Evans (1903)

Ornamental turning Vol. 2 - J. H. Evans (1903)

Ornamental turning Vol. 3 - J. H. Evans (1903)

Pattern making; a practical treatise for the pattern maker on wood-working and wood turning - J. Ritchie (1916)

Patternmaking, a treatise on the construction and application of patterns, including the use of woodworking tools, the art of joinery, wood turning - J. Shelly (1920)

Practical Metal Turning - A Handbook for Engineers, Technical Students, and Amateurs - J. G. Horner (1906)

Simple Decorative Lathe Work - J. Lukin (1905)

Text-book of advanced machine work - R. H. Smith (1915)

The complete practical machinist embracing lathe work, vise work, drills and drilling, taps and dies, hardening and tempering, the making and use of tools - J. Rose (1885)

The Elements & Practice of Carpentry, Joinery, Bricklaying, Masonry, Slating, Plastering, Painting, Smithing and Turning - P. Nicholson (1812)

The handbook of turning (1842)

The mechanician, a treatise on the construction and manipulation of tools, for the use and instruction of young engineers and scientific amateurs - C. Knight (1879)

The mechanic's companion, or, The elements and practice of carpentry, joinery, bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing, and turning - P. Nicholson (1845)

The Metal Turner's Handybook - A Practical Manual for Workers at the Foot-lathe - P. N. Hasluck (1906)

The modern practice of American machinists & engineers including the construction, application, and use of drills, lathe tools, cutters for boring cylinders and hollow work generally - E. P. Watson (1868)

The pattern maker's assistant; embracing lathe work, branch work, core work, sweep work, and practical gear construction - J. Rose (1878)

The screw-cutting lathe; how to select, set up, adjust and operate - J. F. Hobart (1907)

The turner's companion (1868)

The watchmakers' lathe, its use and abuse; a story of the lathe in its various forms, past and present, its construction and proper uses (1903)

The Wood Turner's Handybook - A Practical Manual for Workers at the Lathe - P. N. Hasluck (1901)

The young mechanic. Containing directions for the use of all kinds of tools, ... including the art of turning in wood and metal - J. Lukin (1871)

Thread-cutting methods; a treatise on the operation and use of various tools and machines for forming screw threads, including the application of lathes, taps, dies, etc. - F. Jones (1918)

Training in Wood-work - Consisting of Three Parts; Carpentry, Wood-turning and Pattern Work - J. M. Tate (1902)

Turning and boring - F. D. Jones (1914)

Turning and boring tapers - F. Colvin (1902)

Turning and mechanical manipulation intended as a work of general reference and practical instruction on the lathe Vol. 1 - C. Holtzapffel (1850)

Turning and mechanical manipulation intended as a work of general reference and practical instruction on the lathe Vol. 2 - C. Holtzapffel (1850)

Turning and mechanical manipulation intended as a work of general reference and practical instruction on the lathe Vol. 3 - C. Holtzapffel (1850)

Turning and mechanical manipulation intended as a work of general reference and practical instruction on the lathe Vol. 4 - C. Holtzapffel (1850)

Turning lathes - a manual for technical schools and apprentices - J. Lukin (1890)

US Army machinist course Lathe Operations

Wood turning - G. A. Ross (1909)

Wood working, wood turning, patternmaking, etc. (1905)

Wood-turning - W. Fairham (1921)



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