JoanD'arcRoast wrote:
I see several old copies available on eBay.

Is there a particular edition/year that is considered "best" in some
way?

(Such as: Better illustrations? Easier-to-understand writing style?
More applicable to current machine designs? Layout or presentation of
information? Other considerations?)

I am a lurker w/o a lathe - who will someday get one; in the meantime
would like to bone up on the basic principles.

I was faced with the same issue.

So I enrolled in a basic machining course at my local Junior College.
I drafted a friend to join me. We both learned a lot and enjoyed
ourselves immensely. Here is the nearest equivalent class:
http://www.deanza.edu/schedule/class...detailNum=6037

Nine hours of lecture and laboratory for $5.00.

We each made a tap wrench and a drill angle gauge.
I use the tap wrench often.

It was cool to learn new stuff and cooler to unlearn stuff that
"wasn't so".

We both passed with an 'A'.

Highly recommended.

--Winston


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Don't *faff*, dear.