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Title: Tabletop Machining by Joe Martin ISBN: 0966543300 Publisher: Sherline Products Inc. Pub. Date: 21 September, 1998 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1
Rating: 5
Summary: If you own a Sherline, get this book.
Comment: Joe Martin is a tremendous source of inspirational words about being a good machinist. The examples in this book will make you drool with anticipation to go out and "cut metal." However, there are no patterns, no step by step guides, just good examples that demonstrate good shop practice, and good machinist habits.
Roughly 25% of the book talks about how Sherline was started and how Joe took it over after the Austrailian company couldn't meet the requirements any more. So if you didn't also get the book "Tabletop Machining" go back and get that book now.
If you don't own a Sherline miniature machine tool this book will probably only rate 3 or maybe 4 stars with you.
Rating: 3
Summary: It's unique!
Comment: This is an engaging and informative book with a few strange characteristics. The subject is not so much tabletop machining as it is Joe Martin, the author: his life, his buddies, his philosophy, his company, his advice for living, his products, and yes, his miniature machining tips. I think many people will find this an interesting mix, but I found it distracting. About half the material in the book seemed tangential to the subject of machining.
Second, the book is very Sherline-specific. I'm sure that most of the information applies to other systems, but if so, it's entirely by chance. The details of the construction and operation of Sherline machine tools are intimately woven throughout the text. Many of the Sherline accessories (which are also discussed in detail) are unique to the Sherline system and don't have analogues ouside that product line. Like one of the other reviewers here, I would call this book an extended Sherline manual.
I found the pervasive spelling errors somewhat annoying.
On the other hand, I found the book's focus (introductory machining for the layman or hobbyist) to be right on target. It contains a wealth of practical information. The photographs are beautifully executed and printed.
If I could add something to this book, it would be information about the process of machining a complex part. The book covers basic operations well, but other than a few small projects in the back, it never says much about how to add up the individual operations.
This book is also interesting for the glimpse it gives of the hobbyist community. It appears to consist entirely of white, male retirees who are obsessed with steam engines and models of boats and cars. Where are the robotics experimenters? Where are the sculptors?
Rating: 4
Summary: Very Good Introduction to Home Milling & Lathe Work
Comment: 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.
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Title: Home Machinists Handbook by Doug Briney ISBN: 0830615733 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 01 February, 1984 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Machining Fundamentals: From Basic to Advanced Techniques by John R. Walker ISBN: 1566376629 Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox Co Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $57.00 |
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Title: Machine shop Practice Vol. 1 by Karl Hans Moltrecht ISBN: 0831111267 Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc. Pub. Date: January, 1981 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Metal Fabricator's Handbook by Ron Fournier ISBN: 0895868709 Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: September, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Practical Casting by Tim McCreight ISBN: 096159845X Publisher: Brynmorgen Pr Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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