Traditional Toolmaking
The Classic Treatise on Lapping, Threading, Precision Measurements, and General Toolmaking
1st Edition
Published on 6. February 2012
320 pages
978-1-62636-650-3 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together the collective wisdom of a past generation of craftsmen, Traditional Toolmaking provides an in-depth record of the skills and techniques that made the mass production revolution of the twentieth century possible. When first published in 1915, this book was an answer to a vast array of tool-room problems and explained many essential toolmaking operations. It includes timeless practices as well as some personally tailored methods by master toolmakers, including how to:
make straight forming tools
grind curved surfaces
gauge the angle of a thread
re-flute worn cutters
and much more!
With detailed descriptions of every procedure, essential mathematical rules and calculations for use in the workshop, and a number of illustrative figures, this book stands as an invaluable reference for those with an interest in practicing hands-on toolmaking processes.
make straight forming tools
grind curved surfaces
gauge the angle of a thread
re-flute worn cutters
and much more!
With detailed descriptions of every procedure, essential mathematical rules and calculations for use in the workshop, and a number of illustrative figures, this book stands as an invaluable reference for those with an interest in practicing hands-on toolmaking processes.
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Franklin D. Jones
Traditional Toolmaking
The Classic Treatise on Lapping, Threading, Precision Measurements, and General Toolmaking
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03/2012
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Franklin D. Jones was a prolific writer of manuals on toolmaking, machinery, and mechanical engineering from the beginning of the twentieth century until his death in 1967.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I PRECISION LOCATING AND DIVIDING METHODS
- CHAPTER II LAPS AND LAPPING
- CHAPTER III STRAIGHT AND CIRCULAR FORMING TOOLS
- CHAPTER IV PRECISION THREADING
- CHAPTER V THREADING CHASER TROUBLES AND REMEDIES
- CHAPTER VI GENERAL TOOLMAKING OPERATIONS
- CHAPTER VII PRECISION BENCH LATHE PRACTICE
- CHAPTER VIII GAGES AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
- INDEX
