From 1900 comes this very rare volume which takes you, the reader, on a detailed tour of lathes as they existed then. At that time, the Brits looked down their noses at American lathes which were beginning to be sold in large numbers in the Britain. Horner wrote this book to set the record straight by examining in detail the strengths and weaknesses of both British and American lathes and in the process comparing them.
The book has over three hundred illustrations, mostly engravings and mechanical drawings and explanatory text. You'll be amazed at the variety and features that existed back then, but are rarely seen any more. If you're looking for an ancient lathe to restore, this might very well help you understand what's out there.
Chapters include: lathes and their development, forms of lathe beds and standards, headstock spindles or mandrels, mandrels of movable poppets (tailstocks), fitting of headstocks to their beds, fitting of movable poppets, headstock details, connections between headstock and rest, the slide-rest, light lathes, heavy lathes, turret or capstan lathes, special lathes, and countershafts. Also included is an appendix listing scores of lathes manufactured in America and Britain and the sizes available - from Pratt & Whitney and Hendey, to Greenwood & Bately and Sir Joseph Whitworth & Co, and many others.
Price: $13.95
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