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The Home Shop Machinists Handbook by Doug Briney is a complete guide for the amateur machinist. This informative book is especially valuable to the Sherline owner because it not only covers all aspects of machine shop work, it features the Sherline Lathe and Milling machine in its illustrations and text. Its projects were all designed specifically for fabrication on Sherline equipment.

Here is a listing of chapters:
Chapter 1 Reading Prints
Chapter 2 Measurements
Chapter 3 Hand Tools
Chapter 4 Bench Tools
Chapter 5 The Lathe
Chapter 6 Lathe Operation
Chapter 7 Milling Machine
Chapter 8 Milling Machine Operation
Chapter 9 Material Selection
Chapter 10 Heat Treating and Finishing
Chapter 11 Projects

This book should be a valuable asset to anyone's library whether he/she is a beginner or an experienced machinist.