Cylindrical Grinder; War Training Manual
Kansas City, MO: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation of Missouri, 1943. Third Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing thus. Three Ring Binder. Various paginations (appears complete). Illustrations (one with color). Front cover stained, soiled and torn at the three holes. Binder worn/soiled. Preface indicates that his text is an attempt to make understandable most of the complexities faced in present machine shop practices. This book should not only proved of value to you while you are in the status of a learner but you will find your text a source of reference in the future and we hope that it will serve as a first step in the pyramid of knowledge. This book is a result of the untiring efforts and sincere cooperation of the men from the Pratt & Whitney Division of the United Aircraft Corporation who voluntarily have acted as instructors in the Defense Training Center. No one can become a skilled machine tool operator just through reading a book. But life is far too short for anyone to become a skilled machine tool operator through the trial and error method. The cylindrical grinder is a type of grinding machine used to shape the outside of an object. The cylindrical grinder can work on a variety of shapes, however the object must have a central axis of rotation. This includes but is not limited to such shapes as a cylinder, an ellipse, a cam, or a crankshaft. Cylindrical grinding is has four essential actions: The work (object) must be constantly rotating, The grinding wheel must be constantly rotating, The grinding wheel is fed towards and away from the work, Either the work or the grinding wheel is transversed with respect to the other. While the majority of cylindrical grinders employ all four movements, there are grinders that only employ three of the four actions. This Manual has the following sections: Rules and Regulations of Pratt and Whitney Aircraft; The Machine Tools with which the School shop is equipped. Introduction to the Machines in the School shop; Small Tools with which the School shop is equipped; Small tools--uses and abuses; Safety precautions for the cylindrical grinding machine operator; Important parts of the 6" and 18" Type C Norton Cylindrical Grinder; Lubrication; Coolants; Characteristics of the Grinding Wheel; Shapes of the Grinding Wheel; Keeping the Grinding Wheel in condition; Work Holding Devices; The Two Methods of Cylindrical Grinding; Seeing, Hearing, and Feeling in Grinding; Grinding to Size and Finish; Speeds; Tapers; Screw Threads; and Terms Relating to Heat Treating Operations. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Machine Tools, Manuals, Cylindrical Grinders, Training Materials, Operator Training, Safety, Type C Norton, Norton Cylindrical, Coolants, Lubricants, Traverse Grinding, Plunge Cut Grinding, Tapers, Screw Threads, Heat Treatment
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