The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe: A User's Manual

Donald de Carle

ISBN 10: 070909003X / ISBN 13: 9780709090038

Published by Robert Hale, 2010

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2010. 6th Revised edition. Hardcover. Focuses on the small precision lathe, past and present. This book covers basic construction, selection, care of and accessories for the lathe, as well as its uses. It includes information on lathes and accessories, the manufacture of which ceased many years ago. It features the directory of lathe, tool and material stockists. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 photographs, 229 line drawings. BIC Classification: TDPB; TGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780709090038

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Title: The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe:...

Publisher: Robert Hale

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Now in its sixth edition, this book is the definitive work on the small precision lathe, past and present. The bulk of de Carle's original text has been retained and covers basic construction, selection, care of and accessories for the lathe, as well as its uses. Likewise, the chapter 'Lathes of the World' is still included, since it represents an unparalelled source of detailed information on lathes and accessories, the manufacture of which ceased many years ago. However, this new edition is fully up to date. The current scene is dealt with at length in the final section, 'Lathes Today', and is the result of extensive world-wide research. The directory of lathe, tool and material stockists has also been completely revised. "The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe" is still, to quote one reviewer of a previous edition, 'The standard work on the subject'.

About the Author:

Donald de Carle was a Fellow and Medallist of the British Horological Institute and Freeman of the City of London by virtue of being a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. He contributed to the Encyclopaedia Britannica and was the author of many other horological works including Clock and Watch Repairing, Complicated Watches and their Repair, Practical Watch Repairing, Practical Clock Repairing, Watch and Clock Encyclopaedia, Clocks and their Value, Horology ('Teach Yourself Series'), Practical Watch Adjusting and Springing, Watches and their Value, etc. Donald de Carle died in 1989.