The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe: A User's Manual, Hardcover

Now in its sixth edition, this book is the definitive work on the small precision lathe in the context of both the past and present. The bulk of the original text has been retained and covers basic construction, selection, and care of and accessories for the lathe as well as its uses. Fully updated, the final section also deals with the current scene based on extensive worldwide research. The directory of lathe, tool, and material stockists has also been completely revised.

About the Author:

Donald de Carle was a fellow and medallist of the British Horological Institute and freeman of the City of London. He contributed to the Encyclopaedia Britannica and was the author of Clocks and Their Value, Clock and Watch Repairing, Complicated Watches and Their Repair, Horology, Practical Clock Repairing, Practical Watch Adjusting and Springing, Practical Watch Repairing, Watch and Clock Encyclopaedia, and Watches and their Value.