Table of Contents (Chapter Summary)
I.
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
OF THE LATHE
The Tree Lathe; Early French Lathe;
Maudslay Lathe; Modern Bench Lathe; Modern Standard Change Gear Lathe;
Modern Quick Change Gear Lathe; Tool Room Lathe; Lathe Drives; The Size
of Lathe; Types of Lathes for Various Classes of Work; Features the
Lathe Should Have
II.
SETTING UP AND LEVELING
THE LATHE
Setting Up and Leveling the Lathe;
Lacing and Splicing Belts; Shifting Belts; Adjusting Belt Tension;
Oiling the Lathe
III.
OPERATION OF THE LATHE
Principal parts of a Lathe; Operation
of Headstock; Spindle Speeds; Operation of Carriage and Apron; Operation
of Tailstock; Power Carriage Feeds; Notes on Lathe Work
IV.
LATHE TOOLS AND THEIR
APPLICATION
Types of Lathe Tools; Position of Lathe
Tool; Grinding lathe Tool Cutter Bits; Cutting Power of Lathes.
V.
HOW TO TAKE ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS
Steel Scale; Outside Calipers; Inside
Calipers; Hermaphrodite Calipers; Micrometers; Accuracy of a Lathe
VI.
PLAIN TURNING (WORK BETWEEN CENTERS)
Locating the Center; Drilling Center
Hole; lathe Dogs; Inserting and Removing lathe Centers; Checking
Alignment of Centers; Mounting Work Between Centers; Cutting Speeds;
Facing; Turning; Machining to a Shoulder.
VII.
CHUCK WORK
Independent Chuck; Universal Chuck;
centering Work in the Chuck; Removing Chuck from Spindle; Hollow Spindle
Chuck; Drill Chuck; Draw-in Collet Chuck Head, Hand Wheel and Hand Lever
Types.
VIII.
TAPER TURNING AND BORING
Taper Turning with Compound Rest; Taper
Boring with Compound Rest; Taper Turning with Tailstock Set Over; Taper
Turning with Taper Attachment; Plain and Telescopic Type Taper
Attachments; Plain and Telescopic Type taper Attachments; Morse Standard
Tapers.
IX.
DRILLING, REAMING AND TAPPING
Using Lathe as a Drill Press; Drill
Pad; Crotch Center; Drilling Work Held in Chuck; Reaming; Tapping.
X.
CUTTING SCREW THREADS
Standard Screw Thread Terms; Standard Change Gear Equipment; Quick
Change Gear Equipment; Screw Thread Tables; Tools for Cutting Screw
Threads; Use of Compound Rest; Thread Cutting Stop; Cutting Threads;
Thread Dial; Screw Thread Forms; Metric Screw Threads.
XI.
SPECIAL CLASSES OF WORK
Knurling; Face Plate Work; Filing and
polishing; Lapping; Machining Work on a Mandrel; Spring Winding; coil
Winding; Boring on lathe Carriage; Use of center Rest; use of Follower
Rest; Manufacturing Operations; Milling in the Lathe, etc.
