on line scans of out of copyright machining books

Yes! Large downloads, though. This is one of 2 volumes by Joshua Rose. They have both.

The same site also has The Advanced Machinist by William Rogers.

If you can't download these, I offer them to newsgroup readers for $5.00, and I pay the postage.

These books are great for the beginner, but remember they are from the turn of the last century. While a lot of things are basic, there will be no mention of modern things like carbide tools. Good luck!

Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy Space Center, USA

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Ron,I thank you very much for pointing me to this treasure trove.

is the link that points to all three books.

Wes S

Ditto. I downloaded the basic lathe chapter (16 mb) and it's nice, well illustrated.

Gotta smile at the use of the word "Modern" on a 120 year old book

R>>Are there any good links, bittorents, ect for scans of machining books

I got a chuckle out of it also.

WEs

"Modern" is in the name of the book, of course, - even if it was 120 years ago. Same as with 'Advanced' Machinist from back in the 20's.

Hi Ron,

Where 'ya been? Haven't seen you lately >

Been busy, but I look in from time to time. Even better, it also includes "The Advanced Machinist" by William Rogers and "A Catechism of the Steam Engine" by John Bourne, C.E. See Ya!

Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy Space Center, USA

hobby pages are here: Severe stupidity is self correcting, but mild stupidity is rampant in the land.

-Ron Thompson

May I quote that, sir?

Richard Lamb

Sure.

Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy Space Center, USA

hobby pages are here: Severe stupidity is self correcting, but mild stupidity is rampant in the land.

-Ron Thompson

I have one - 1889 - "A Textbook on Mechanical and Electrical Engineering" (International Correspondence Schools) - Transmission, Railways, Lighting Dynamo-Electric Machine Design, Motor Design (last two DC), Theory of Alternating-current Apparatus, Design of Alternating-Current Apparatus with practical Questions and Examples.

I like the ME and EE in one book - and "Theory of AC apparatus"! Has some neat pictures.

I don't know - but I suspect this book or others were shipped world wide to Engineers who in those days were building things world wide. Tunnels, Railways..... Who were in training and up-grading. Getting new tech. The Engineers Engineer!

I did some of that - correspondence - with Purdue and with U. of Indiana - post school - due the advancement of the IC - both logic and memory. I finally worked in Bipolar, GaAs, CMOS, SiGe of designs I did and what others wanted. Got only 1 patent, but many a notice and lots of sales.

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