(05-17-2018, 07:03 AM)Pete O Wrote: I was at a mate's place this afternoon for the purpose of using his Bridgeport mill, I needed to cut a woodruff key seat in a shaft I am making as part of my tractor overhaul. The vertical attachment is off my mill and I hope never to reinstall it, if I can ever get the tractor project out of the way the J-head conversion is next on the list.
Well not only did I get the keyseat cut but whilst I was there making the necessary calculations, my good friend gave me this.
IMHO that is a much better reference than Machinery's Handbook. Oriented toward the tradesman rather than the engineer. BTW, I have both. Another excellent resource is the US Navy's Machinery Repairman 3 & 2. Available online for free as a PDF.
Also that is one hell of a friend, he just gave you a book that is very hard to find. At least take him to Minisky's for a cold one.