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Hand or Simple Turning Principles and Practice (Holtzapffel, Vol. IV)

John Jacob Holtzapffel

Turning and Mechanical Manipulation, Vol. IV by John Jacob Holtzapffel

Beginning with a full historical introduction, this classic, first printed in 1879, continues with a complete coverage of lathes, their uses and the apparatus added on to the lathe for specific purposes.

 

The final third of the book is devoted to many projects that demonstrate the versatility of the lathe: the Chinese ball, polyhedral compound forms nested inside a turned polyhedral box, egg cups, salt cellars, flower holders, ash trays, flour sifters, candlesticks, Greek and Etruscan vases, tableware, chandeliers—and on and on. The 771 figures and 22 plates illustrate almost every concept, method or object discussed.

592 pages. 6-1/8 x 9-1/8. Soft cover. Illustrated. © 1990.
ISBN: 0486264289.
Order Number: VAP146. Price: $21.95