lathe course : 9 results priced between £2.00 and £25.00

Assuming no previous experience and using the medium of 12 lathe turning projects, this text leads prospective model engineers through all of the basic techniques...

Here's a complete course in the basic, safe, and correct techniques for mastering the lathe. Learn to create beautifully shaped newels, balusters, and chair and table legs by using gouges and chisels on a lathe. Each chapter takes on an essential aspect of woodturning--from types of lathes and accessories to sharpening, from turning between centers to faceplate turning, from copy turning to boring and routing. Special feature: Every chapter ends with a checklist summary to help you review what...

Trees, wood, seasoning. Choosing lathes and accessories. Choosing tools. Sharpening, grinding and jigs. Turning between centres. Bowls and faceplate work. Polishing and finishing. Copy turning. Drilling on the lathe. Projects.

An introduction to the art of woodturning. It covers: understanding trees and timber; selecting lathes and tools; basic techniques of between-centres and faceplate turning; and step-by-step instructions for 12 projects. At the core of the method are six "laws of woodturning".

Here's a complete course in the basic, safe, and correct techniques for mastering the lathe. Learn to create beautifully shaped newels, balusters, and chair and table legs by using gouges and chisels on a lathe. Each chapter takes on an essential aspect of woodturning--from types of lathes and accessories to sharpening, from turning between centers to faceplate turning, from copy turning to boring and routing. Special feature: Every chapter ends with a checklist summary to help you review what you...

The basic course on woodturning for 10 years just got better! More photos, more color, new and exciting projects, and a whole host of new techniques and machines are covered. It's thoroughly updated and expanded to include all the latest lathes and accessories. Start with the most suitable types of wood you'll need. Then develop your techniques for between-centers and faceplate turning, and boring and routing on the lathe. Try 12 projects, including a goblet, an apple and a pear, a platter, staircase...

This is a course of instruction which embraces almost every process that can be accomplished with the small lathe, including information on tools, accessories and costs. The amateur's problems are tackled in a practical manner, showing how the model engineer or small industrial user can perform a variety of operations usually requiring a whole workshop of machinery.

The Mini-lathe has become the best-selling item of machinery in the hobby engineering market - often purchased as a first step by beginners to the hobby. For many years Myford lathes were considered as 'standard issue' for model engineers, but at about one-twentieth of the price of a new Myford, these new Mini-lathes set the benchmark for the future. This book is a complete course on using and improving this new generation of budget lathes. It explains everything from setting up and 'tuning' the...

The Mini-lathe has become the best-selling item of machinery in the hobby engineering market. This book is a complete course on using and improving this generation of budget lathes. It explains from setting up and 'tuning' the machine for best performance to using accessories and carrying out tasks.