Like the Title Says -- Essentials!

If you ever cut metal you should own this book!

There is just tons of information here, neatly laid out and very accessible. It is not the be-all and end-all of metal-working practice, I'm sure. But it does lay a solid groundwork on metalworking machines and their practical use. It is very obvious Frank Marlow PE has spent a lifetime around machine tools. He has an unusual talent for reducing all that experience to its essentials, and communicating them in a very clear fashion.

There are no photographs in this book. Everything is illustrated in remarkably clear line drawings. The drawings in themselves are worth the price of the book. If you have ever squinted at the photographs in a typical aftermarket shop manual, you will appreciate the clarity of these drawings.

I can't say I've read this book cover-to-cover. There is to much to absorb, and so much fascinating, that its impossible to read it like a novel. But every time I pick it up I learn more.

Well worth the money!

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