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JHOLLAND1

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Cincinnati, LeBlond manuals, plus others from library

I am posting way too frequently.Well, here's some interesting free documents as opposed to my usual nonsense.

U of C Library system is digitizing. In addition, select public domain documents are made available in a variety of formats. A few neat items I came across today:

1. LeBlond Dual Drive Lathes- download this even if you do not care for this machine series- acetate transparency scans- interesting.
http://www.archive.org/details/leblondsdualdriv00leblrich

2. Cincinnati Milling Machine document fron early last century.
http://www.archive.org/details/treatiseonmillin00cincrich

3. Neat compendium on gagemaking
http://www.archive.org/details/gagemakinglappin00shairich

4. Nice little work on metal coloring and transformation temps
http://www.archive.org/details/metalcoloringfin00kauprich

I am not opposed to someone trying to make a buck on manual sales-but I suspect a few of you will agree: free stuff = cool
jh
 
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JHOLLAND, I just wanted to say Thank You for posting these links. The idea of using the internet for something good and educational is beyond cool. I never get tired of learning, it's what keeps me going. Thanks again. airbrush
 
yeah thanks, gauge book is interesting....there's something aesthetically pleasing about the look of old tools.....like the knife edge sq in the gauge book
 
New pdf documents August '08

The University of Calif continues to drop precious gems on us in the form of pdf documents. With these 3 just posted you can go toe to toe with any tool historian, maybe even John Oder.

Perrigo- Lathe Practice
http://www.archive.org/details/modernamericanla00perrrich

Perrigo-Lathe Design

http://www.archive.org/details/lathedesignconst00perrrich

Horner- Lathe Bed Design This just might be Koh-i-Noor diamond in this bunch

http://www.archive.org/details/lathebeddesign00hornrich

jh
 
New Old Stock

In response to Moderator M- more bounty from tool archive horn of plenty. Great news- new viewing fromat from our British colleagues: Flip Book. Fast online document viewing but very limited ability to manipulate . I view in flip, download in pdf.

1. Brown and Sharpe 1896. If you have a B&S from this era, you need this thorough factory publication.

http://www.archive.org/details/treatiseonconstr00browrich

2. Formulas in Gearing another B&S document from 1900. Excellent and very detailed.


http://www.archive.org/details/formulasingearin00browrich

3. Automatic Screw Machines 1916 astounding work of unanticipated tool complexity. By comparison, the engine lathe and milling machine of this era are vestigal.

http://www.archive.org/details/automaticscrewma00hamirich


4. Screws and screw making. This work is the must have for pretty much every one. You will know what I mean when you view. This item marks entry into the internet library system for our Canadian neighbors-many thanks for this gem. From Colchester Britannia

http://www.archive.org/details/screwsscrewmakin00colcuoft


A general word about Microsoft document scanning- I do not know how they do it but no competing process gives the contrast and definition- especially on zoom. Really easy on the eyes.
 
More offerings

Recent finds

1. Jigs and fixtures. Two different volumes.
http://www.archive.org/details/jigsandfixtures01haasgoog

best part of this book is discussion of custom mandrels

http://www.archive.org/details/toolengineering00curtgoog
if you do not know difference between indexing and trunnion jigs, you need this -old but very good

2. Punch and Die two works

http://www.archive.org/details/modernpunchdieco00shairich

http://www.archive.org/details/punchdiework00markrich

3. Machinery Reference 1912
If you are still using line shaft powered machines-you need this

http://www.archive.org/details/machinerysrefer00unkngoog

4. The Practical Machinist
The 19th edition of the Joshua Rose compendium and no doubt inspiration for this forum. Now, if Rose only had a T1 connection in 1895~~~~~~~~~~~~

http://www.archive.org/details/completepractica00roseuoft

5. Here is the gem of this post -Scribd
This website is a mix of legit and underground. There are works on here that are fresh and
are not pulled due to copyright violation. Such seems the case for a newly published textbook from New Dehli-Precision Engineering. The authors have an inordinate fondness for MAHO-not that there is anything wrong with that. This text is less than 12 months old and very worth while download- all the more so since it is free. You must first register with Scribd which is almost painless. Then you get to download the document . The underground part- this website allows uploads of almost any document. Well, copyright violations seem to occur with regularity. I do not know the legality of downloading a given document but I have seen some exciting tech material here.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6049129/Precision-Engineering
 








 
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