Machinist's Handbook

[Bill_NY]

Kaimi-
I do not find a machinist handbook at the site you mentioned. Probably did not see it 'for the forest'!
The Machinery's Handbook, which is considered the 'Machinist's Bible' is published by the Industrial Press and was authored/contributed to and edited by many over the 90+ years of publication. I do not know what you are looking for in a handbook, but this is pretty comprehensive. It is definitely geared to the skilled machinist and engineer.

Bill

[shutterbug]

I'm curious about what you want it for, Kaimi. What are you in to? :smile:

[leadpot]

I have one named "The Home Machinist's Handbook". It is written by Doug Briney & was published by Tab Books, a division of Mcgraw Hill. It covers reading prints, measuring tools, hand tools, lathe & milling operations, heat treating & more. It has some projects all using the Sherline lathe & mill, is a decent book.
Have another named "The Complete Metalsmith" by Tim McCreight. I purchased this through Micromark. It covers all aspects of metals properties, forming, joining etc but does not cover any lathe or milling operations. Hope this helps.

[Bill Ward]

The older editions are cheaper, and probably better for the horologist. They cover a lot of what's now considered outdated technology, like turning with a graver (though the really old ones waste a lot of space on steam technology, and have nothing on modern materials, like tool steels or carbide tooling). The newer editions have replaced the stuff we're interested in with extensive articles on subjects like EDM (Electro Discharge Machining) and CNC (Computer Numeric Control, which is fast replacing the machine operator in manufacturing.) If you know any engineering executives or purchasing officers, you might hit them up for an old copy, as the salesmen frequently give these as presents. One geezer I know retired with a collection going back to the turn of the century; most ended up in the dumpster. Thank heavens for e-bay!