Thread: Fitting and Machining

Just bought a book,hard cover with this title,is used I understand as a standard text in TAFE,I find it most usefull.Looked at second hand but there have been thirteen revisions so I bought the 2007 version. Author
Ron Culley. It is real handy for mugs like me.Sells round 66 dollars.
Worth a look incredibly easier to handle and use the directories.
Peter

Hi Pete,

Where did you buy it, am always interested in learning, even as the sun sets in my life, it's never too late. A search on Google suggests a price of around $75 for older additions, you did well.

Ken

Bugger,
Isn't that typical,you buy something and a while later it is seen substantially cheaper else where.
I paid $80,locally, for my current copy , about 6 weeks ago. Oh,well, I suppose if you add postage to the $66 figure its about right. One of the local newsagents that keeps school textbooks had it in stock.

For those who are thinking of getting one, it is an A4 hardcover book of 638 pages- 62 sections of everything and Australian fitter machinist /hobbyist could expect to find plus a lot more.

Its chock a block full of photos, drawings, diagrams ,charts
and tables to aid any budding machinist in getting the work just right. Being an Aussie publication helps too as one knows that anything described will be available locally.

Its already been a great help in providing the correct tool names so I don't make a goose of my self at the local tool shop with some vague description of a tool.

For those who are coming to grips with a new machine tool, its the bees knees as the machines, the procedures, processes and tools are explained along with the trouble shooting information.

Having worked with fitters and machinists for a lot of my working life, the book answers many of the questions I never even thought to ask.

The price alone is covered in the savings I will make in not destroying or damaging machinery or tooling due to my lack of knowledge about a machining procedure.

Grahame

Originally Posted by neksmerj

Where did you buy it,

Here s a link to where you can buy for $75. 56

http://www.shearersbookshop.com.au/f...kid=0724138196

Plough Book Sales
http://www.ploughbooksales.com.au/003472.htm
Also have it for $74.75

Theres a complete listing of contents there.
Grahame

Hare and Forbes carry that book:

$69.00

part L341
Pg 9 in their MetalWorking catalog.

Cheers,
Andrew

Check in TAFE bookshops.my copy from Mand G Metals Canberra. There were second hand ones but add freight I felt it wiser to go that bit more and get the current one since years ago it was produced in three volumes,now in one.I have the 200 dollar Machinery handbook but it is a pain both to hold and read and was a very old version.
As has been said it covers all the things you need to know in language suitable for apprentices and me.Love the simplicity of it.

Peter

It's a great book. Here in Tamworth, if you join the student association at TAFE, you get 10% off the price. Mine cost $60 something 3 years ago. Whether this is true for all NSW I don't know.
I joined the association for $15 (p.a.) and usually bought course notes during the year as well. Well worth it.
I actually bought the book twice. The first time 5 or 6 years ago when I was doing welding (one Tuesday night a week). I gave it to the old man cos it all seemed a bit beyond me then.
Then I thought I'd take up machining and I got another one. I quickly realised you can't just learn it from a book.
Second best thing I ever did was going to TAFE.

Regards,

Richard

I bought the Book as a reference as well as instruction Book,it wins on both counts,just the tables alone are delightful,somethings in there for everyone,better than a lucky dip.
Regards Peter