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Machine Shop Trade Secretsfilled with experience-based knowledge

Industrial Press offers Machine Shop Trade Secrets, by James A. Harvey, an experienced machinist and plastic injection mold maker. The manual is intended to have users thinking and producing like experienced machinists. According to the publisher, it provides practical how-toinformation that can be put to use immediately to improve machining skills, craftsmanship, and productivity.

Readers will learn how to work faster; select, make and grind cutters; surface grind blocks, pins, and shapes; cut threads, knurl parts and eliminate warp; choose realistic feeds, speeds, and cut depths; remove broken taps, drill bits, and other hardware; apply CNC techniques to maximize output; improve surface finishes and hold tighter tolerances; assist engineers with design and manufacturing issues; and improve indicating skills and develop a feelfor machining.