BUILD YOUR OWN METAL WORKING SHOP FROM SCRAP SERIES BOOK #2
THE METAL LATHE
Written & Illustrated
By DAVID J. GINGERY
Printed in U. S. A.
Copyright 1980 David J. Gingery All rights reserved
Library Of Congress Catalog Card Number 80-66142
ISBN 1-878087-01-0
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CHAPTER I PREPARING TO BUILD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CHAPTER FOUNDRY WORK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CHAPTER III BUILDING THE WAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 CHAPTER IV THE CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 CHAPTER V THE LEAD SCREW & SPLIT NUT MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . 54 CHAPTER VI THE COUNTER SHAFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 CHAPTER VII THE HEAD STOCK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 CHAPTER VIII THE LEAD SCREW DRIVE TRAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 CHAPTER IX THE TAIL STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1 CHAPTER X FINISHING & IMPROVING THE LATHE . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 115 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 THE METHODS AND MATERIALS THAT ARE SUGGESTED IN THIS MANUAL. WERE DEVELOPED BY A NONPROFESSIONAL. THE AUTHOR IS NOT AN ENGINEER OR SCIENTIST. NO LIABILITY IS ASSUMED FOR INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF THIS