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From: "Larry W. Phillips" <lwp@akgu01.ak.lucent.com>
Subject: ATM Beginners resource for machining?

> I have am extensive background in woodworking, but confess complete   
> ignorance of metalworking. Can anyone suggest some good books/resources   
> or ideas on the type of equipment I might need?

If you have usenet access, there is a group called rec.crafts.metalworking
whose members are as helpful as those in the ATM group. You can also access
it, and other newsgroups, through the WWW at http://www.dejanews.com/
r.c.m maintains a _huge_ FAQ at http://w3.uwyo.edu/~metal/

Also, Lindsay Publications (815-935-5353) has a free catalog filled with
dozens of books on machining, casting, etc. Lindsay is the metalworking
equivalent of Willmann Bell. 

IMHO, one of the most useful tools is a good drill press. A lathe is a
great thing to have too, but getting the lathe is only a start. I bought
an old South Bend machine, then discovered I also needed a milling
attachment, 4 jaw chuck, micrometers, calipers, face plate, etc., etc.
My daughter says I should have just gone to a machine shop when I wanted
something done.

Larry Phillips
Lucent Technologies
Norcross, GA USA

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