- Paperback: 344 pages
- Publisher: Sherline Products Inc (July 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0966543300
- ISBN-13: 978-0966543308
- Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.4 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #97,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When someone with Joe Martin's experience in the machine shop begins to draw upon his past and put it into print, one bit of wisdom tumbles out right on the heels of another. The book grew in just that way. What started out to be a substantial book became a monumental one, and it's clearly not limited in its scope to people who own and operate the tabletop-type machine tools such as the Sherline equipment. Machining is machining, and size is for the most part immaterial.
This book is richly illustrated with drawings, diagrams and full color photography. Craig Libuse is responsible for that aspect of the book, and it has added immensely to its usefulness. While the book focuses mostly upon the Sherline lathe and mill in both drawings and photos, the setups and processes it illustrates are important and useful for any machinist with any equipment. I encourage everyone to have Tabletop Machining by Joe Martin in their shop library -- The Home Shop Machinist Magazine, January 1999
Book Description
Tabletop Machining gives the reader not just the "hows" but also the "whys" of machining practices using the lathe and milling machine for metalworking. Included are down-to-earth descriptions as well as detailed photos and drawings. In addition, a large selection of project photos illustrates the amazing work that has been produced by craftsmen using small but capable miniature machine tools. Though the tools used in the examples highlight the small end of the size scale in machining, the theories and practices can be applied to metal working on machines of any size.
Whether you're a newly graduated engineer or a beginning machinist, this book will help you gather some real, practical knowledge of how machines and machinists actually go about working with metal. This isn't theory, but rather it details "real world" practices and gives a good insight into the challenges faced by machinists. Too often, good craftsmen are stopped from venturing forth because the only information available shows just the technically perfect way to do things rather than the simple, practical methods everyone really uses. For those wishing to design and build their first metal parts, it is a perfect starting point, as it highlights the fun that comes from making small projects of precision and beauty.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good Introduction to Home Milling & Lathe Work,
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This review is from: Tabletop Machining: A Basic Approach to Making Small Parts on Miniature Machine Tools (Paperback)
Yes, it's rather Sherline oriented and Joe Martin oriented. But it is a very good introduction for the person who plans to get a small milling machine.Check your local library. The price is steep, and you may not feel you need to keep the book once you've read it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great color photos, practical advice, well written,
By John Dunbar (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tabletop Machining: A Basic Approach to Making Small Parts on Miniature Machine Tools (Paperback)
This book should be purchased by anyone doing small scale modeling or machining. It focuses on the differences between "big scale" and "small scale." The author gives freely of his advice. This is not a specific how to each step of any machining operation, but an overall how to. You get lots of advice. And, the book is stunning in its photos. The author gives you recommendations on which tools and accessories to buy, and which vendors he buys from. An example could be the advice he gives on finishing off your part once it's machined. He advises the use of small polishing stones after the piece has been deburred. You'll see pictures of the stones he uses. "I have found a 1/4" square shape the most useful. The end can be shaped on a bench grinder to get into tight spaces. The stone is dipped into kerosene frequently to keep the surface being cut awash with fluid..." This goes on for about 4 large paragraphs. Then he tells you about finishing off with sandpapers. "I have gotten excellent results with 320A wet and dry sandpaper glued to small sticks. I buy these wooden sticks at hobby shops and prefer spruce. I glue the sticks to the paper with instant "super glue" and make up a batch of them at one time..." He goes on for several more paragraphs on sandpapers. They he talks about powdered and liquefied abrasive polishes, then tumbled finishes. Well, you get the idea. The last chapter of the book describes how the author started his business and relays all the important lessons that he learned. This chapter alone is worth the price of the book. In fact, you should read what he says about the great value of their internet site. Again, this book is geared to the smaller scale of desktop machining... not using the big iron. He notes the differences. His comments on CNC, and on craftsmanship, CAD and engineering are also very interesting. Although all the examples in the book used the company's Sherline lathes, mills and accessories, it was not blatant, nor came across as self-serving. It's a big format book, paper back, with glossy paper with full color photos on just about every page. I highly recommend this book. My hat's off to the author for doing such a remarkable and detailed job.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Machining in miniature,
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This review is from: Tabletop Machining: A Basic Approach to Making Small Parts on Miniature Machine Tools (Paperback)
I love this book; it's almost like having Joe Martin looking over your shoulder and giving you tips as you turn out a piece of work on a lathe and/or mill. He passes on his own extensive experience with the design, building, and use of minature machine tools, and he does it in a language that is almost conversational and so easy to understand.
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