Definition of
turning.
What a lathe is.
The turning lathe.
Purport of instruction here given.
Description of simple form of lathe desirable.
Pole lathe, the simplest form.
Construction of pole lathe.
Manner of working pole lathe.
Disadvantages of pole lathe.
"Dead-center" lathe.
Construction of "dead-center" lathe.
Left-hand poppet.
Right-hand poppet.
Communication of motion.
Capabilities of lathes described.
The foot lathe.
Driving power.
Working of lathe not difficult.
Standards or supports.
Cranked Shaft.
Treadle Shaft and board.
Bed of foot lathe.
Cone poppet and fittings.
Screw-poppet and fittings.
The rest-plate.
Communication of motion to mandril.
Cone on cranked shaft.
Revolutions per minute.
Variation in speed: how effected.
Best speed for lathe.
Communication of motion to work by chucks.
Horned chuck.
Spiked chuck.
Taper-screw chuck.
Disadvantages of these chucks.
Split chuck.
Face-plate.
Recipe for Turner's Cement.
How to use Turner's cement.
Another means of turning without holes.
Chucks described sufficient for ordinary
purposes.
Home-made chucks.
Tools used by ornamental turner.
The gouge.
The flat chisel.
The diamond point.
Cranked tool.
Management of tool-rest.
Turning down to certain size.
Bow or half-moon calipers.
Hole and socket calipers.
Oil-stone indispensable.
Finishing with glass paper, etc.
First efforts in turning.
Tool handles
Higher branches of turning.
Spinning top.
Steam cylinder.
Leg of table.
Top of table.
Prices of lathes, etc.
Second-hand lathes.
Prices of good working lathe.
Prices of Buck's lathes.
Prices of Melhuish's lathes.
Turning tools.
Special lathes for amateurs.
Improved Eureka lathe.
Attachments for Eureka lathe.
Amateur chuck.
Prices of the Eureka lathe.
Why well adapted for amateur.
American Hollow Spindle Lathe.
Extra pieces supplied with the lathe.
Prices of lathe and extras.
Ordinary T rest.
Principles of slide-rest.
