Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop for Home Machinists (Fox Chapel Publishing) Everything Metalworkers Need to Know, from Using a Lathe Milling Attachment to Work-Holding and Jig-Boring

Your complete guide to the vertical milling machine! How to use your machine, including the lathe milling attachment, in a methodical and concise way Tool making, tool working, and milling are all well-explained, with helpful photo examples Comprehensive information on machines, accessories, cutters, chucks, requirements, and methods of work-holding The evolution of the vertical miller, flat surfaces, slitting and cutting, keyway cutting, fluting components, jig-boring, profiling, end-rounding, and gear cutting

This home metalworker's guide is the manual you wish came with your vertical milling machine!
Small workshops, including those of model engineers, are making increasing use of small vertical milling machines. This book explains how to use vertical milling machines, including lathe milling attachment, in a methodical and concise way.
Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll find descriptions of the wide range of operations possible with a vertical mill, photographed examples, plus information on machines, accessories, cutters, chucks, requirements, and methods of work-holding. Tool making and working and milling are well-explained in the areas of graduated scales, cutter speeds, work-holding with difficult shapes, and chuck for milling cutters. Topics include the evolution of the vertical miller, flat surfaces, slitting and cutting, keyway cutting, fluting components, jig-boring, profiling, end-rounding, and gear cutting.
If you want to get the most out of your vertical milling machine, this is book for you!