Workholding in the Lathe: 15 (Workshop Practice Series)

Anything by Tom Walshaw aka Tubal Cain is worth reading. Especially so, for his no nonsense, common sense approach.For any newcomer, being able to hold a job securely and safely in the Lathe is a vital skill that needs to be learnt. I would recommend this wee book to anyone getting a lathe for the first time. You will learn a lot, you will also see just how versatile a lathe can be...when holding jobs that are possible a bit out of the ordinary.Only negative is that the photos are starting to get quite dark, with each subsequent re-printing. This is something that the Publishers should take on board.

Easy to follow book

The book arrived promptly and well packaged, with correct postage pre-paid. The explanations and examples are well done for even the novice, me, to understand. I've just bought a hobby mini-lathe and this explained all that I could achieve with the standard equipment. It also guided me as to what additional equipment I needed, 4 jaw chuck, face plate, fixed 3 point steady. It also included information to ensue my set-up was correct and tips on how to check and correct.

Returning to model engineering after retiring, I remembered how much I liked reading Tubal Cain's articles in 'Model Engineer' in the 80's. This book is a superb memory jogger for me now, and everything in it is relevant,

have purchased others in the series and found them of excellent help and a very good source of reference indeed

A comprehensive guide to workholding. Clear explanations though some of the photographs are dark. Tubal Cain has an engaging style which makes the technical aspects more accessible than in other books in this series. A good supplement to basic guides and easy for a beginner to understand.

added to reference library.

As a novice, easy to read and understand.

Non male come libro ma le foto in bianco nero non sono molto chiare e nitideSuggerisco una ristampa magari con delle foto a colori in modo da rendere migliore il libro

Very good book

This series of books is very technical. I was hoping for a high school level course but these seem more college oriented. But, I can't complain about a product being TOO good, can I?

Tolles Buch wie bisher jedes der 5 aus der Reihe das ich gelesen habe.Klare Sprache auch für den nicht nativ Sprecher verständlich war ich auch hier erstaunt wie wenig ich das Wörterbuch zum Nachschlagen brauchte,das meiste ergibt sich ausm Kontext. ...Tubal Cain erklärt nicht nur die wichtigen physikalischen Gesetze die beim Spannen zum Tragen kommen sondern widmet ganze Kapitel Techniken wie man sie beherrschen und vorteilhaft benützen kann wie zb Kapitel über zwischen Spitzen drehen...er stellt sämtliche Hilfsmittel vor und regelmäßig gibt er Anleitungen welche selber zu bauen.Nach diesem Buch sehe ich vieles mit anderen Augen und es hat die Qualität meiner Arbeit erheblich verbessert von der um Längen besseren Präzision ganz zu schweigen. Kann das Buch jedem empfehlen der verstehen will wie man warum am besten spannt und die Hilfsmitteln und Techniken kennenlernen will...es rentiert sich...auf deutsch gibt es kein vergleichbares Buch, natürlich gibt es auch gute wie die von Arbeiter, aber die englischen etgänzen ihn perfekt

Good reading