Book - Workholding for Machinists

Workholding for Machinists - Hardback Book

By Tim Stevens

• Hardback book
• 112 pages
• 110 colour photographs & 8 diagrams

A comprehensive hardback book, packed with illustrations, how to guides, dedicated to the practice of the essential workshop practise of work holding.

Workholding for Machinists explains the various workholding options that are available to the metalworker, together with the principles behind them. The book explains the importance of precision in holding work in place and also the importance of tools and machines being held securely, so that the machinist may avoid damage to the machine and to the work being undertaken, and thus achieve a high quality end product. The emphasis is on creating good work within a limited budget, and a limited range of resources. 

Topics covered include

• Work holding on lathes and milling machines
• Collets and collect chucks
• Turning between centres
• Turning on a faceplate
• Tool holding

Illustrated throughout.