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Machine Shop Trade Secrets: A Guide to Manufacturing Machine Shop Practices

Machine Shop Trade Secrets: A Guide to Manufacturing Machine Shop Practices

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Author: James Harvey
Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc.
Category: Book

List Price: $39.95
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 36 reviews
Sales Rank: 21235

Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.9

ISBN: 0831132272
Dewey Decimal Number: 670.423
EAN: 9780831132279
ASIN: 0831132272

Publication Date: December 15, 2005
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Also Available In:

  • CD-ROM - Machine Shop Trade Secrets
  • Paperback - Machine Shop Trade Secrets
  • CD-ROM - Machine Shop Trade Secrets (Industrial Press Reference Library)
  • Paperback - Machine Shop Trade Secrets

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Product Description
You will discover ways to:

  • Work faster.
  • Select, make, and grind cutters.
  • Surface grind blocks, pins and shapes
  • Cut threads, knurl parts and eliminate warp.
  • Choose realistic feeds, speeds and depths of cut.
  • Remove broken taps, drill bits and other hardware.
  • Apply proven CNC techniques to maximize output.
  • Improve surface finishes and hold tighter tolerances
  • Assist engineers with design and manufacturing issues.
  • Improve indicating skills and develop a “feel” for machining.




Customer Reviews:   Read 31 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Essential reading for the beginner and experienced machinist   July 19, 2008
Simon Newman (Canberra)
This book provides a host of practical tips and tricks to make machining operations easier, faster and more accurate. The author covers lathe and milling operations as well as getting the best results when marking out and hand tool operations such as thread forming. Great to pick up and flick through or read from cover to cover. I have gleaned some very useful tips from this book that I have not read/heard about elsewhere. Written in an easy to understand style with a good balance of technical detail.


5 out of 5 stars Machine Shop Trade Secrets   June 21, 2008
Mr. John Beeson (Ozzie Toolmaker)
I've been a Toolmaker for 30 years and you're never too old to learn,
some very good chapters, and a must for any apprentice or tradesman looking to up his game, highly recommended.



4 out of 5 stars Machine Shop Trade Secrets   May 31, 2008
M. Messenger (Arizona)
This book was an easy read,easy to understand and didn't want to put it down till I hit the back cover.Not like other books of this type where I had to reread to understand where they were going.One of those books when you finish it leaves you wanting more.Good enough to make me want to leave some feedback


4 out of 5 stars Fair and honest   May 8, 2008
Robert J. Ewart Sr. (Syracuse, NY)
Very good and easy to understand.Wish it was higher level but good all the same.


5 out of 5 stars Sorry I waited....   April 20, 2008
Maxey Yoakum (Forest Grove, OR USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I'm a self taught machinist but sometimes I don't trust my teacher. I'm always look'n for better ways to do a job. I'd heard about this book for sometime but I thought it was too much money. So I kept waiting to find it on sale, I did and now that I've read it, I'm sorry I waited. It's well worth the price and I should have paid it. For then I would have had access to Mr. Harvey's knowledge sooner. The book isn't a beginning to end story or an indept machining course but the best collect on useful proven tips and ideas for the machinist or want-a-be machinist. I don't think you could go wrong with this book. Mr. Harvey brings us his vast experience with easy to understand language and excellent photos to support what he is discribing. I would like to meet him so I can thank him personally.