Tools for Shaping Machines and Lathes. A complete guide to choosing, sharpening and using correctly all the cutting tools likely to be used on a shaping machine or lathe. Includes details of the various types of tools available and how they are used; materials used and how to grind and form cutting edges, etc.
 

A780Y Ames Precision Machine Tools: a set of three later catalogs:
(1) Ames No. 3 Precision Bench lathe Sales & Technical Specification Catalogue. Also shows the Ames miller and Ames Triplex Machine - a lathe and miller combined. 16 pages.

HJORTH (USA) Precision Bench Lathe. Beautifully illustrated Catalogue No 5 60 pages.

Taiwanese Mill Drills badged as Naerok, Warco, Nu-Tools, Sealey,  Whitecote, Excel, Draper and Ajax, etc. . Covers the Types FR-30, RDM-400/500M/500MF, "Minor", "Major" and similar variants. A double-edition manual that will help with all versions.

ARCHDALE RADIAL-ARM DRILLING MACHINES - Data Pack: Most of the Company's radial-arm drills appear to have been covered in a Publication with the title: "Light, Medium and Heavy Duty Types".

Barnes (Micromatic Hone Corporation) Honing Machines. A booklet - Fundamental Principles Used in the Honing Process (As issued with the Barnes drilling machines manual)

Britannia - a complete compendium of Britannia literature consisting of 313 pages from three publications by the Britannia Company in the 1890s to advertise their lathes and show how to use them in technical schools (this covers covers every aspect of lathe work including a useful section on ornamental turning, ornamental attachments and spinning).

Brown and Sharpe Screw Machines. Detailed 70-page Catalogue of Screw Machine Tools, Spring Collets and Feeding Fingers.

Brown and Sharpe Automatic Screw Machines. Construction and Use Manual - a wonderful 333-page book written for the operator showing every aspect of how the machines work and to set up and operate these incredibly reliable and robust machines.

Cataract (Hardinge) Unfortunately there was never a "Manual" for the Cataract lathe and millers - but there is a wonderful full-range Catalogue showing all the Precision Bench and Screwcutting Lathes (including a complete catalog for the wonderful "Quick-Change" model), Milling Machines, Automatic Gear and Pinion Cutters, Drills and the full accessory range made from the early

CATARACT (Hardinge) Wonderful Full-range Catalogue of Precision Lathes & Millers of the 1930s. Includes bench precision lathes, milling machines of the MD3, MD4 horizontal millers, BB2V (the vertical version of the horizontal BB4) and MD5 (horizontal with conventional overarm) types. Automatic Gear & Pinion Cutters, Drills and the full accessory range.

Ghiringhelli and Pisoni (GP) Centreless Grinders. A General Guide for all Models with work examples using infeed (plunge), overhang and through-feed methods. Work supports, Lubrication recommendations, basic Maintenance, wheel balancing, workrest height adjustment, grinding wheel changeover, grinding errors and their likely causes, etc.

Herbert Turret and Capstan Lathe Tooling - Two comprehensive, well-illustrated and detailed editions - one early with 22 pages and the other late with 82 pages - showing every variety of tooling made for these lathes. The original small dimensioned drawings that show the various sizes of tools available have all been scanned at high resolution and enlarged.

Grinding: Precision Grinding Techniques - Jones and Shipman. Precision Grinding Techniques - a Primer. Covers the essential basics of Surface, Tool, Cylindrical Internal precision grinding. 87 pages.

Lightguards Data Pack: three publications consisting of: "Lightguards Installation & Maintenance Instructions"; "Lightguards Manual for Infra Red Lightguards (with a section on faultfinding for the Mk.3" and a Set of Electrical Schematics labelled for Pearson, Bronx, BMF and unidentified press brakes.

RAPIDOR Hacksaws Spare Parts Manual as Drawings and sixteen individual Sales and Specification catalogues from the 1920s to the 1970s showing virtually the entire range of the company's regular-production models including 6", 8", 10", 12", 14", 16", 20", etc., a number of special types including saw sharpening machines, girder saws, tyre saws (railway wheels), portable units, j

Rigiva (Riva) "UO-A" Miller A Basic Manual with Dimensions, Electrical Diagram and Spindle section ITALIAN TEXT. This publication includes the comprehensive English-language publication "Handbook for Milling Operations" -shown below (which can be bought separately).

Scinta (also marketed badged as Scintilla, INCA and Lesto) Bar-bed lathe. Operator's Instruction and Maintenance Manual and Sales and Specification Catalogues. This is a collection of all known data and includes a mixture of German, French and some English text.

Scrivener (Wickman-Scrivener) : Equipment for Centreless Grinding: Shows the range of extras and how to apply them.

DERBYSHIRE (USA) Precision Watch & Clockmaker's Lathes and Micromills: complete Catalogue early 1940s (red cover). This is the version with 46 extra inserted plate photographs. 62 pages.

DERBYSHIRE Precision Watch & Clockmaker's Lathes, Micro Drill and Micromills: Complete Catalogue late 1940s & 1950s products (red cover). 52 pages.

DERBYSHIRE Precision Watch & Clockmaker's Lathes and Micromills: complete Catalogue 1970s & 1980s products (green cover). 47 pages.

DERBYSHIRE Precision Watch & Clockmaker's Lathes and Micromills: Complete Catalogue 1956. 80 pages.

Derbyshire Lathes Types 750, Model A and Models 460 (flange-mounted motor) Sales Catalogue.31 pages