While Machinery's Handbook is the gold standard you might consider "Shop Reference for Students and Apprentices, From Machinery's Handbook". The editor of Machinist's Workshop mag recommends it in the oct/nov 2012 issue.
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--- In 7x12minilathe@..., Wes Dean <toolsfororgs@...> wrote:
Looks like I'm going to be buying a Machinists Handbook, anyone have any preference of one over another? Is one author considered better than the others?
I have a 8.5x16 lathe, no mill.
Do I need a more current version, or is the massive one from 1979 (Erik Oberg) going to cover all the basics OK?
Wes
