I was wondering if there's a 'go to' book to reference on lathe operations. I know that when I was going to watch making school there was one book that was 'it' as far as basic knowledge. I'm sure there are quite a few books that have lots of good info in them I was just curious of there is a 'bible' of lathe operations I can read while I'm waiting to get a lathe.
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Shooter
Main references would be South Bend's "How to Run a Lathe". Version doesn't matter much, think the last version was in the 80's.
Part 1: http://campkahler.com/files/How_to_Run_a_Lathe_SB_1of2.pdf
Part 2: http://campkahler.com/files/How_to_Run_a_Lathe_SB_2of2.pdf
The Army has an course covering lathes, here's the correspondence course manual: http://www.hnsa.org/doc/pdf/lathe.pdf
And the TM/14&P for those that know what it is: South Bend Lathe Works - Publication Reprints - US Army Technical Manual for SB 9" Lathes | VintageMachinery.org
Vintagemachinery.org has a lot of great info, here's an info chart on cutter shapes: South Bend Lathe Works - Publication Reprints - South Bend Lathe-Cutting Tools Data Chart | VintageMachinery.org
Make sure you know your lube points.
What lathe are you looking at running? I'm in Boone Co. and have a SB Heavy 10 I restored/refurbished. Currently (re)learning the game, hadn't played since college...
Part 1: http://campkahler.com/files/How_to_Run_a_Lathe_SB_1of2.pdf
Part 2: http://campkahler.com/files/How_to_Run_a_Lathe_SB_2of2.pdf
The Army has an course covering lathes, here's the correspondence course manual: http://www.hnsa.org/doc/pdf/lathe.pdf
And the TM/14&P for those that know what it is: South Bend Lathe Works - Publication Reprints - US Army Technical Manual for SB 9" Lathes | VintageMachinery.org
Vintagemachinery.org has a lot of great info, here's an info chart on cutter shapes: South Bend Lathe Works - Publication Reprints - South Bend Lathe-Cutting Tools Data Chart | VintageMachinery.org
Make sure you know your lube points.
What lathe are you looking at running? I'm in Boone Co. and have a SB Heavy 10 I restored/refurbished. Currently (re)learning the game, hadn't played since college...
I really appreciate that! Looks like I"ll be stealing the wife's ipad tonight to do some reading!!
I dont currently have a lathe and honestly have never run one. Im trying to do a little learning to hopefully have a better grasp on what I should be looking for when I go look at an older one.
I dont currently have a lathe and honestly have never run one. Im trying to do a little learning to hopefully have a better grasp on what I should be looking for when I go look at an older one.
There are a lot of videos on you tube about the 7x10 lathes from Harbor Freight/Homier/Grizzly. I picked up one up used just to have on hand for the odd job at home. Couldn't turn down the price. I worked +20 years in machining and sometimes miss that line of work. It feels good to turn a good piece of metal in to a usable object. Be careful as always with any machine and enjoy.
Not sure how copyrights work when the copyrighter is out-o-biddness, but if you google "south bend lathe how to run a lathe pdf", you might find something.
That link is above. I saved it last night for my husband. He picked up an old American Tool lathe and has not used one much. I found some references for him when he first bought it and ordered a book, but I am pretty sure he did not have that one printed out.
Ha, didn't see that.
It really is as good of a reference as you can find to get going. I have a crazy German book that is about 10 times bigger and all about thread cutting. It's not for the faint of heart. Unless you ever want to cut a 3 lead, metric, left hand thread.
My husband always goes all out when he takes up a new hobby. We were on our way to look at a small lathe that some guy had on CL. He decided to stop by the machine shop and see if the guy had something done that he had dropped off a few weeks earlier...saying if it isn't done, we are picking it up and he would do it himself. Stopped in and he mentioned he was on his way to buy a lathe and the guy said he had one to sell. We ended up going back with a trailer and dragging home this monster. 14" American Tool that was built over 100 years ago.
Can't go wrong with good old fashioned Murrican iron. That is a good size to have. The SBL 9s and heavy 10s that are a dime a dozen are just too small. Get that bad boy leveled the first chance you get.
He did that first thing. He bought it in 2012 and has used it some, but he is always open to learning more about using it.
engineerpower
Shooter
Not sure how copyrights work when the copyrighter is out-o-biddness, but if you google "south bend lathe how to run a lathe pdf", you might find something.
South Bend is still "in business" in the trademark and name at least, and is owned by Grizzly. Copyright law sets the entry date into the public domain as X years after publication, depending on the date of copyright. Here's a good table: https://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
Important to note is that there is a wealth of use protected under "Fair Use". The fact that the publisher reserves rights does not prevent you from using the work for a number of reasons and ways. For personal educational use without a commercial component, you can access works, especially old, partially-abandoned works. Know your rights!
Little known fact: Disney has engineered the extension of US copyright law at least 4 times to prevent their cashcows from entering the public domain. This despite the fact that the majority of their "intellectual property" is directly derivative of works already in the public domain. Thanks to them, US copyright extends 70 years after the death of the author, or 95 years after corporate publication; the intention is clearly to promote corporate profiteering over benefiting the actual creator.
