Internal Grinder
East Hartford, CT: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corporation, 1943. Presumed first edition and first printing thus. Three Ring Binder. Various paginations. Illustrations. Front cover stained, soiled and torn at the three holes. Significant signs of moisture staining. 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. Internal grinder is a special type of grinding machine, designed for grinding the internal diameter of the work piece. Although in most grinding details, internal grinding is almost the same as cylindrical grinding for grinding the internal diameter, there are some key differences between the two. 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 internal grinder operator; Important parts of the internal grinder; Lubrication; Coolants; Characteristics of the Grinding Wheel; The Size of the internal grinding machine wheel, Keeping the Grinding Wheel in Condition; Seeing, Hearing, and Feeling the Grinding; Grinding to Size and Finish, Work Holding Devices, Setting up the Heald Plain Internal Grinding Machine, Wheel Speeds, Tapers, Screw Threads, and Terms relating to Heat Treating Operations. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Machine Tools, Manuals, Internal Grinders, Training Materials, Operator Training, Safety, Coolants, Grinding Wheel, Holding Devices, Tapers, Screw Threads, Heat Treatment, Heald Plain, Cam Bar, Table Dogs
[Book #85610]
Price: $250.00