
Milling
A Step-by-Step Introduction
Harold Hall(Author)
Alex du Pre(Editor)
Makers Guild Press
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 31. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-917770-03-3 (ISBN)
Description
Through the pages of Model Engineers' Workshop magazine, author Harold Hall established a reputation for introducing the novice model engineer to a wide range of machine tool operations. In this book he turns his attention to the milling machine, introducing its use through a carefully chosen series of practical projects.
Following on from his book Lathework, this book assumes no previous experience of using the milling machine. Detailing four minor and four major projects, which introduce all the necessary techniques, Milling will lead the reader from complete novice to confident milling machine operator. Whilst the detailed descriptions in the book are aimed primarily at those wishing to extend their knowledge of milling, the projects will be of use to the experienced operator wishing to add to their workshop equipment.
All the projects are extensively illustrated and include full workshop drawings. Once followed through, the reader will have amassed a wealth of practical skill and added a collection of useful items to their range of workshop equipment.
Following on from his book Lathework, this book assumes no previous experience of using the milling machine. Detailing four minor and four major projects, which introduce all the necessary techniques, Milling will lead the reader from complete novice to confident milling machine operator. Whilst the detailed descriptions in the book are aimed primarily at those wishing to extend their knowledge of milling, the projects will be of use to the experienced operator wishing to add to their workshop equipment.
All the projects are extensively illustrated and include full workshop drawings. Once followed through, the reader will have amassed a wealth of practical skill and added a collection of useful items to their range of workshop equipment.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Fox Chapel Publishers International
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-917770-03-3 (9781917770033)
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Harold Hall
Milling - A Complete Course
Book
05/2004
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Persons
Harold Hall was for a number of years the editor of Model Engineers' Workshop magazine and through its pages, he established himself as a mentor to tyro model engineers worldwide. He is the author of seven books in the indispensable Workshop Practice Series. Harold Hall commenced an industrial apprenticeship in 1950 at the age of sixteen and worked as an electrical control systems engineer for thirty-five years before becoming editor of Model Engineer's Workshop magazine in 1991. Following retirement in 1995, he continued to contribute metalworking articles to almost every issue of the magazine published since then. His crafting hobbies extended beyond model engineering to cabinet making, modelling, marquetry and pencil sketching.
Content
Preface; Getting Started; Tee Nuts; An Angle Plate; Clamps; Parallels; Boring Head; Dividing Head; Grinding Rest; Grinding Rest - the main accessories; The End Mill Sharpening Fixture; Using the End Mill Sharpening Fixture; Tool and Cutter Grinding Head; Appendix 1: Safety in the Home Workshop; Appendix 2: Conversion tables; Appendix 3: Thread Equivalents.