Harvey, James A.,

Machine shop trade secrets : a guide to manufacturing machine shop practices / James A. Harvey. - Second edition. - xiv, 324 pages : illustrations (chiefly color).

Includes index.

1. Work fast -- 2. Get it right -- 3. Do it the easy way -- 4. Make 'em look good -- 5. Help for novices -- 6. More shop talk -- 7. The cutter caper -- 8. Threads and things -- 9. Help for engineers -- 10. Rotary table magic -- 11. Taming warp -- 12. Be square -- 13. Mold making tips -- 14. Get your grinder goin' -- 15. The incredible CNC -- 16. Shop math wizardry -- 17. Odds and ends -- 18. Tell me something I don't know -- Appendix 1. Project drawings -- Appendix 2. Chapter 16 solutions -- Appendix 3. More trade secrets.

Written by an experienced machinist and plastic injection mold maker, this manual will have users thinking and producing like experienced machinists. It provides practical "how-to" information that can immediately be put to use to improve ones machining skills, craftsmanship, and productivity.

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