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Master your lathe with practical projects for every beginner.

Lathework

A Step-by-Step Introduction

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    128 pages

  • Release Date

    31 October 2026

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Summary

Through the pages of Model Engineers’ Workshop magazine, author Harold Hall established a reputation for introducing the novice model engineer to a wide range of machine tool operations. In this book he turns his attention to the metal turning lathe, introducing its use through a carefully chosen series of practical projects.

Lathework assumes no previous experience of using the lathe. Through twelve practical lathe projects, all the necessary techniques are introduc…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781917770026
ISBN-10:1917770022
Author:Harold Hall, Alex du Pré
Publisher:Fox Chapel Publishers International
Imprint:Makers Guild Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Edition:2nd
Release Date:31 October 2026
Dimensions:190mm x 228mm
Series:Workshop Practice Series
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Lathework by Harold Hall - ISBN: 9781917770026
190 × 228 mm
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A4
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About The Author

Harold Hall

Harold Hall was for a number of years the editor of Model Engineers’ Workshop magazine and through its pages, he established himself as a mentor to tyro model engineers worldwide. He is the author of seven books in the indispensable Workshop Practice Series. Harold Hall commenced an industrial apprenticeship in 1950 at the age of sixteen and worked as an electrical control systems engineer for thirty-five years before becoming editor of Model Engineer’s Workshop magazine in 1991. Following retirement in 1995, he continued to contribute metalworking articles to almost every issue of the magazine published since then. His crafting hobbies extended beyond model engineering to cabinet making, modelling, marquetry and pencil sketching.

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