On Apr 3, 10:39*am, 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.

-j

They don't change a lot over the various editions, if Lindsey's got a
reprint cheaper, go for that. None of them are up to date with modern
gear-head lathes and CNC stuff. If you get one of the older manual
lathes, like a lot of us have, it's a good reference. Look up some of
Colvin and Stanley's books, too. Some good stuff in those.

Stan