Hints & Kinks for the Machinist

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  1. CLICK HERE 1st For List of Alpha Sorted File Categories 2K
    1. CLICK HERE 2nd For List of Machine Manuals, Parts Lists, Catalogs & Drawings Alpha-Sorted By Brand 2K
      1. Manuals For Unknown Brand Machiness - if you can ID, notify WA5CAB. 1
      2. Atlas/Craftsman/Dunlap/AA 486
        1. A/C Band, Hack & Cut Off Saws 7
        2. A/C Drill Presses 0
        3. A/C Lathes (Less Drawings & Catalogs) 99
          1. Atlas MOLO 9
          2. Atlas Lathe Manuals 21
          3. Craftsman Lathe Manuals 16
          4. A/C Lathes - Accessories & Attachments 24
          5. A/C Lathes - Installation 2
          6. A/C Lathes - Wiring & Electrical 2
          7. A/C Lathes - Repairs & Technical Bulletins 14
          8. A/C Lathes - Charts, Tables, Threading, Metric & Misc Docs 11
        4. A/C Mills (Less Drawings & Catalogs) 15
        5. A/C Shapers (Less Drawings & Catalogs) 4
        6. A/C Repairs - General 1
        7. AA/Dunlap Lathes 7
        8. Atlas Drawings 334
          1. Atlas Lathe Drawings 250
          2. Atlas Lathe Accessories Drawings 12
          3. Atlas Mill Drawings 56
          4. Atlas Mill Accessories Drawings 11
          5. Atlas Misc Drawings 2
          6. Atlas Shaper Drawings 3
        9. AA/Dunlap Drawings 1
        10. A/C & AA/Dunlap Database 2
        11. A/C Catalogs 15
        12. A/C Woodworking Equipment 1
      3. Barber-Colman 1
      4. Benchmaster 3
      5. Bridgeport 32
        1. Bridgeport Manuals, Setup, Installation, Overhaul( Except Electrical) 17
        2. Bridgeport CNC Student Manual 7
        3. Bridgeport Electrical, Schematics, VFD, DRO, Etc. 3
        4. Bridgeport Catalogs, Flyers, S/N Lists, Etc. 5
      6. Brown & Sharpe Milling Machines 7
      7. Burke, U.S. Machine Tool, U.S. Burke, Millrite , Houdaille, Powermatic, 24
      8. Cincinnati (Except Grinders) 12
      9. Clausing/Colchester/Bantam/Johannson/Covel 42
        1. Clausing Drill Presses 3
        2. Clausing Lathes 14
        3. Clausing/Johannson Mills 8
        4. Colchester/Bantam Lathes 10
        5. Clausing Drawings 3
        6. Clausing et al Catalogs & Brochures 3
      10. Do All Bandsaws 6
      11. Dumore (except grinders) 1
      12. Enco 10
      13. Enterprise 1
      14. Gorton 22
      15. Gosan 1
      16. Graziano 1
      17. Grinders And Grinding 144
        1. Bonnelle Tool and Cutter Grinder Plans 2
        2. Boyar-Schultz 2
        3. Brown and Sharpe Tool and Cutter Grinders 11
        4. Boxford Tool and Cutter Grinders 2
        5. Cincinnati Tool and Cutter Grinders 7
        6. Clarkson Tool and Cutter Grinders 9
        7. Darex Grinders 24
        8. Deckel and Alexander Tool and Cutter Grinders 3
        9. DoAll Grinders 3
        10. Dumore Grinders 9
        11. Grand Rapids Grinders 3
        12. Harig Surface Grinders 7
        13. How to Make a Tool Post Grinder 6
        14. J Walter Tool and Cutter Grinders 6
        15. J & S Fluidmotion 1
        16. Jet (Grinders Only) 1
        17. Jones and Shipman Tool and Cutter Grinders 1
        18. KO Lee Tool and Cutter Grinders 8
        19. Norton Grinders, Accessories & Supplies 15
        20. Other Grinder Brands 10
        21. Tool & Cutter Grinder Accessories 3
        22. Tool and Cutter Grinder Basics 7
      18. Grizzly 5
      19. Harbor Freight/Central Machinery 4
      20. Hardinge 27
      21. Hendey 1
      22. Jet (Except Grinders) 18
      23. King Industrial 6
      24. Lagun Machines 1
      25. LeBlond & Regal 16
        1. LeBlond & Regal Lathe Manuals (Less Running A Regal) 9
        2. LeBlond & Regal Catalogs 3
        3. Running a Regal & Misc. 4
      26. Logan & Wards 39
        1. Logan & Wards Manuals, Charts & Parts Lists 20
        2. Logan & Wards Catalogs & Specifications 19
      27. Marvel 1
      28. Maximat 7
      29. Miller-Knuth 1
      30. Millrite - See Burke 0
      31. Milwaukee 1
      32. Monarch 4
      33. Myford 13
      34. Olivetti 1
      35. Other Non-Oriental Import Brands 29
      36. Other Oriental Import Brands 18
      37. Other Shop Made Types 2
        1. Shaper - Metal - Plans 2
      38. Peerless 5
      39. Regel see LeBlond & Regal 0
      40. Rockwell, Delta & Ammco 9
      41. Rusnok 1
      42. Sheldon 8
      43. ShopTask & ShopMaster 4
      44. South Bend 497
        1. SB How To Run A Lathe 9
        2. SB Materials 148
          1. Rebuilding a South Bend Heavy 10 Tailstock_files 0
          2. 10L Spindle 0
          3. Rebuilding a South Bend Heavy 10 Tailstock_files 2 0
          4. 10L Spindle 2 0
          5. 10L Spindle 3 10
          6. Rebuilding a South Bend Heavy 10 Tailstock_files 3 25
        3. SB Lathes 165
          1. SB Lathe Manuals 27
          2. SB Lathe Bulletins 50
          3. SB Lathe Accessories & Attachments 44
          4. SB Lathe "How To" (NOT Including "How To Run A Lathe") 43
        4. SB Mills 3
          1. SB Mill Manuals 3
        5. SB Drill Presses 59
          1. SB Drill Press Elevator Table 39
        6. SB Catalogs, Flyers & Price Lists 35
        7. SB "How To" 36
        8. FootSwitch for South Bend 42
      45. Stanley Hand Tools 12
      46. Tree 9
      47. U.S. Machine Tool - See Burke 0
      48. Van Norman 164
        1. VN Miscellaneous 11
          1. VN Collet Chart 7
        2. Cutter Hd .jpg 6
        3. VN Page Gif 37
        4. VN 3 Mill Manuals 1
        5. VN 6 Mill Manuals 11
          1. VN 6 Installation & Operation 10
        6. VN12 Wiring 8
        7. VN 12 Mill Manuals 40
          1. 12Bronn.jpg 12
          2. VN 12_nn.jpg 21
        8. VN 16 Mill Manuals 8
        9. VN 22 Mill Manuals 5
        10. VN 24 Mill Manuals 1
        11. VN 26 Mill Manuals 3
        12. VN 28 Mill Manuals 1
        13. VN Mill Accessories Manuals 3
        14. VN Mills Catalogs & Brochures 13
        15. VN Mill Accessories Catalogs & Brochures 9
        16. VN Letters 5
      49. 4X6 Import Bandsaws 4
    2. Books & Papers On Machining 74
      1. Books & Papers - Miscellaneous 30
      2. Model Engineer 32
      3. Workshop Practice Series - Tubal Cane 0
      4. Tool & Cutter Grinding 3
    3. Calculators For Metalworking 20
      1. Shop Calculator 3
    4. Catalogs, Miscellaneous 9
    5. Charts And Tables - Generic 44
      1. Imperial Drill Size 3
      2. Metric Drill Size 2
    6. Electrics and Electronics Including DRO's and NC Conversions 66
      1. Digital Read Outs (DRO's) 26
        1. Installing a DRO #0 Files 2
        2. Installing a DRO #1 Files 13
        3. Installing a DRO #2 Files 8
      2. Electric_Motors 4
      3. Electric_Motors_in_the_Home_Workshop 4
      4. AC (VFD, etc) & DC Motor Controllers 22
        1. Lenz 2
      5. Workshop_Electrics 3
    7. Foundry & Heat Treating 6
      1. Casting 0
      2. Forging 2
      3. Furnaces 1
      4. Heat Treating 2
    8. Hints & Kinks for the Machinist 29
    9. Lubrication & Lubricants 4
    10. Machine Accessories (Generic) 189
      1. Ball Turners 12
        1. Holdridge Radii 10
      2. Boring Heads 1
      3. Brakes and Presses 39
      4. Chucks & Collets (Lathe & Drill) 19
        1. Collets and Collet Closers (Generic & Third Party) 11
      5. Clamps and Clamping Devices (other than vises and cutter holders) 2
      6. Cutters and Cutter Holders 16
        1. Cutters and Cutter Holders (Not Badge Specific) 4
        2. Cutter Inserts 12
          1. sanvik 11
            1. tech_guide-1 10
            2. Animations-1 1
      7. Dividing Heads 21
        1. L-W Chuck Co Dividing Heads AU BP 3
      8. Feet, Leveling, Wheels, Casters, etc. 1
      9. Hand Tool Plans 3
      10. Hoists, Shop 4
      11. Lubrication & Cleaning Systems, Oil Pumps, Etc. 3
      12. Milling Attachments for Lathes (Generic, Non-Badge Specific) 2
      13. Misc Tools & Tooling Incl CNC 3
      14. Power Table Feeds For Mills 1
      15. Presses 1
      16. Rotary Tables 3
      17. Spiders 14
      18. Stanley Plane Handles 3
      19. Stops, Carriage & Cross Feed 13
        1. Carriage Stop & Dial Indicator Holder 13
      20. Tapping Stands 11
        1. Tapping Stand 1 0
        2. Tapping Stand 2 0
      21. Vises 5
    11. Metrology Equipment Manuals 3
    12. Military Manuals 33
      1. U. S. Army Manuals 11
      2. U. S. Navy Manuals 21
    13. Miscellaneous 60
      1. Spindle Data Summary_files 2
      2. Shipboard Machine Tool Photos 6
      3. Tramming Photos 46
    14. Model Engines 2
      1. Webster Engine Works 4-Cycle Gas Engine 2
    15. Repair Topics - Miscellaneous Tools, Supplies, Methods 3
    16. Tooling Not Otherwise Located 1
    17. Unknown Machine Application - ID's Wanted - Contact WA5CAB if you recognize anything 23
      1. Underdrive flat pulleys photos unknown machine 6
      2. Foot Brake Pictures - Unknown Machine 11
    18. Welding 19
      1. Tig Welding 15

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