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Another post suggest to me that a number of our members have what I term "Hobby Class Machine Tools" and are learning to use them with differing degrees of success.

I would suggest you try to find a copy of this book. It is out of print but sometimes shows up on Amazon or in book shops. I had it for a text as a Machine Tool student 40+ years ago and used it as a text with my Tool Maker apprentices' at GM. It covers stuff from basic safety and part lay-out to metallurgy as related to most typical shop work. An older publication but the information and explanation is priceless. I've scanned a couple of pages for your entrainment.

It was published by "McKnight & McKnight Publishing Company" out of Bloomington, Illinois.

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