Machinist
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Check local junior colleges .
Joey gave a good tip. Also look into Vocational High Schools. Many
offer night/part time programs for adults.
Dale
I myself had the same idea. I checked with my local technical school and the only classes they offer at my school are day classes which would interfere with my normal everyday job. I can't find any night classes in my area.
There is so much to learn to be a good machinist. On the job training and experience is the best teacher. Takes years to learn and be good.
Now if you want to just learn how to run a lathe, you can spend probably at least $1,500 to buy a lathe and some tooling and have a machinist come to your house and show you a few things.
Maybe you can find someone close to you that has a shop. Work part time at night for minimum wage.
In 1974 I began an apprenticeship under an old Toolmaker, and the 1st, and most important thing I ever remember him telling me was,,,,,you'll learn alot faster with your mouth closed,
I DO have a lathe (cue lathe-Taig style, not large metal lathe). I have no desire to become a machinist as a job, I just want to educate myself a little more than I already am, that's all. EVERYTHING I have learned with my lathe has been hands on experience, nobody has showed me anything, I am all self taught. I just figured if I could take a class, I would be that much better off.
For sure,,,,,,,,the best Machinists are the ones who realize they still don't know everything,,,,,,,anyone can find something new to learn, from anybody.
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Sorry...my reply was supposed to go to pfduser.
I'm just slowly losing my mind.:banghead:
That's for sure. Hell.... even if I apprenticed for someone and STILL took a machinest class, I still wouldn't be half way there.
You hit the nail on the head.
There are also a lot of videos around from technical schools on different aspects of turning and milling as well.
There is no substitute for making stuff, anything really and then learning from the mistake.
Sometimes, the mistake is simple as having the wrong order of procedure.
Cooking lessons will help as well. How you may ask?
You need a recipe. it has 2 parts, ingredients, and method.
Ingredients, is the materials and tools required for the job.
Method, is the plan, the approach,how to make it guide and steps.
Every day you will something more.
You can also try Videos and get a small lathe like a Taig or Mini lathe. You won't learn all the ins and outs but they will give you a really good start. Some of the people to look for:
Darrell Holland (has several including a series for gunsmithing)
David Burns
Tom Wade
Rudy Kouhoupt (sp?)
Jose Rodriquez (did a serial on the Taig)
??? did one on sharpening tools
Many other for measuring, shop math, CNC programming, tools, etc...
I have a bunch of them I DLed fora friend but can't remember all the names. I can get you a better list if you like.
Darrell Holland (has several including a series for gunsmithing)
David Burns
Tom Wade
Rudy Kouhoupt (sp?)
Jose Rodriquez (did a serial on the Taig)
??? did one on sharpening tools
Many other for measuring, shop math, CNC programming, tools, etc...
I have a bunch of them I DLed fora friend but can't remember all the names. I can get you a better list if you like.
Great start. I might add Guy Lautard, author of the famous Machinists Bedside Reader series of books. Very down-to-earth material. He has videos too.
http://www.lautard.com/
I bought some gage blocks from a tool and die maker the other day, he recommended this book :
Machine Shop Trade Secrets by James A Harvey.
Dave
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That would be great! Ty
Watch mrpete's videos on youtube, it will keep you busy for hours and hours. I think he is a retired Machine shop teacher, or maybe still is.
http://www.youtube.com/user/mrpete222/videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/mrpete222/videos
Well, here ya go. These are books and videos. Use Google to figure out the ones your not sure of
Action Books - Various for Guns and Knives
Advanced.Aspects.Of.Machine.Lathe.Operation.by.Rudy.Kouhoupt
AGI Lathe - Darrell Holland - 4 DVD Set
AGI-Milling Machine-Darrell Holland
Ames bench Lathes and Bench Millers.pdf
Applied Machining Technology
Applied Machining Technology.pdf
ASM Handbook, Vol 16 - Machining Processes.pdf
Audel's Machine Shop Tools and Operations 5th ed. (2004).pdf
Bean 600 Series Disk and Drum Lathe Operators Manualpdf
Bridgeport Mill - PMS - 3 DVD Set
Bridgeport Universal Milling Machine Manual.pdf
Building.a.Lathe.Taper.Turning.Attachment-DVD
Build_a_Milling_Machine_with_Jose_Rodriguez
Build_Your_Own_Metal_Working_Shop_from_Scrap.pdf
Catia_V5_R17_Toolpath_Design
CMZ Lathes Programming Manual, July 2004.pdf
CNC Lathe Machining [website capture].pdf
CNC.Programming.the.Modern.CNC.Lathe.I
CNC.Programming.the.Modern.CNC.Lathe.II
CNC.Programming.the.Modern.CNC.MILL.I
CNC.Programming.the.Modern.CNC.MILL.II
CNC_Programinning___Operations_Manual
Course_work-on.a_lathe
Deciphering Welding Symbols WW.pdf
Design of Automatic Machinery (Dekker Mechanical Engineering)
Drilling.Reaming.Tapping.and.Milling.on.the.Drill.Press.by.Rudy.Kouhoupt.DVD
Drills tap and Dies - Cain 1987.pdf
Electric_Machinery__6th_Edition__2003__-_Fitzgerald__Kingsley___Umans.pdf
Figure.it.Out.by.Rudy.Kouhoupt
Fun.Machine.Lathe.Operation-Rudy.Kouhoupt
Fundamentals of Machine Component Design - 3rd ed [Student Solns Manual] - R. Juvinall, K. Marshek (Wiley, 2003).pdf
Fundamentals Of Machine Tools [Mil TM] (1996).pdf
Fundamentals of Machine Tools [US Army TC-9-524] (1996).pdf
General Lathe set-up WW.pdf
Grinding_Lathe_Tools-Rudy.Kouhoupt
Haas Lathe Operator Manual, April 2008.pdf
Haas Lathe Programming Workbook, January 2005.pdf
Haas Mill Operator Manual, June 2008.pdf
Haas Mill Programming Workbook, June 2006.pdf
Handbook of Advanced Ceramics Machining - I. Marinescu (CRC, 2007).pdf
Handbook of Machining and Metalworking Calculations.pdf
Handbook of Machining with Grinding Wheels - I. Marinescu, et al., (CRC, 2007).pdf
Handbook of Mold, Tool and Die Repair Welding - S. Thompson (1999).pdf
Hobby Metal Lathe.pdf
How To Build Your Own CNC Machine (2006).pdf
How to Run a Lathe 1930
How.to.run.a.lathe-South_Bend
How.to.run.a.lathe.rar
Hydraulics [Mil FM 5-499] (1997).pdf
Industrial_Machinery_Repair.pdf
Lathe Learnin - 5 DVD Set
Lathe Operation.pdf
Lathe, 9-inch US Army (TM 9-3416-234-14&P) (1980).pdf
Lathework - A Complete Course - Hall 2003.pdf
Lathework - a Complete Course [Workshop Practice Series 34] - H. Hall (Argus, 2003) WW.pdf
Layout Tools by Rudy Kouhoupt
Machine Learning and Robot Perception - B. Apolloni, et al., (Springer, 2005) WW.pdf
Machinery Repairman (NAVEDTRA 12204-A) (1993).pdf
Machinery's Handbook Guide - 28th Edition
Machinerys Handbook
Machinery_Component_Maintenance_2E.pdf
machine_shop_secrets
Machining - Machine Shop Tools and Operations.pdf
Machining Metals
Manual.Lathe.Maching.by.Tim.Griglanz
Master.Machinist.1.Milling.Machine.Setup.and.Operation.by.David.Burns
Master.Machinist.2.Engine.Lathe.Setup.and.Operation.by.David.Burns
Master.Machinist.3.Inspection.and.Tooling.by.David.Burns
McGraw-Hill - Machining and Metalworking Handbook, 3rd Edition
McGraw-Hill Machining and Metalworking Handbook 3rd ed - R. Walsh, D. Cormier (McGraw-Hill, 2006).pdf
Metal Machining
Metal Machining - Theory and Applications - T. Childs et. al. (2000).pdf
Metal Machining.pdf
Metalcraft Screw-cutting Lathe (1933) WW.pdf
Metalwork and Machining Hints and Tips - Bradley 1988.pdf
Metalwork and Machining Hints and Tips - Bradley 2006.pdf
Mill tutorial
Milling - Hall 2004.pdf
Milling Operations In The Lathe - Cain 1984.pdf
Milling Operations In The Lathe [Workshop Practice Series] - T. Cain (Argus,1984).pdf
Mini Lathe Users Guide (2002).pdf
Mini_Machines
Missing.Shop.Manual.Lathe
MIT.Machine.Shop.Series.10.Videos
Moto-Tool Lathe.pdf
Precision Machining Technology - P. Hoffman, et. al., (Cengage, 2012).pdf
Rudy.Kouhoupt.Operating.a.Shaper
Shopnotes 067 mini-lathe-stand.pdf
Shopnotes 068 horizontal-mortising-machine.pdf
Shopnotes 115 milling-machine-patterns-and-setup.pdf
Shopnotes 120 compact-lathe-station.pdf
Shopnotes 120 lathe-stand
Soldering, Brazing and Welding-A Manual of Techniques - Derek Pritchard
Southbend_Manuals
Tabletop Machining.pdf
Tabletop_Machining_by_Joe_Martin
Taig.Advanced.Micro.Lathe.Techniques.by.JFR
Taig.Basic.Micro.Lathe.Techniques.by.JFR
The Lathe Book(2001)BBS.pdf
Threading on a Lathe
Tribology Of Abrasive Machining Processes - I. Marinescu, et al., (Wm Andrew, 2004).pdf
Tuning_up_Your_Drill_Press__magazine_article.pdf
Turning for Furniture - Creating Furn. Parts On Your Lathe - E. Conover (Taunton Press, 1996).pdf
UNIMAT III Lathe Accessories - Loader 2001.pdf
US Army - Fundamentals of Machine Tools TC 9-524.pdf
US Army machinist course - Band Saw Operations OD1646 WW.pdf
US Army machinist course - Lathe Operations OD1645 WW.pdf
US Army machinist course - Machine Shop Calculation OD1640 WW.pdf
US Army Machinist Course - Metal Properties, Characteristics, Uses, and Codes.pdf
US Army machinist course - Milling Machine Operations OD1644 WW.pdf
US Army machinist course - Milling Machine Operations OD1644.pdf
US Army machinist course - Precision Measuring and Gaging OD1642 WW.pdf
US Army machinist course - Precision Measuring Instruments OD1401 WW.pdf
US Army machinist course - Principles of Drafting and Shop Drawing.pdf
US Army machinist course - Shop Safety OD1403 WW.pdf
US Navy course - Aviation Machinist's Mate 3 & 2 NAVEDTRA 14008.pdf
US Navy course - Basic Machines NAVEDTRA 14037.pdf
US Navy course - Machinist's Mate 1 & C (Surface) NAVEDTRA 14150.pdf
US Navy course - Machinist's Mate 3 & 2 (Surface) NAVEDTRA 14151.pdf
Woodsmith 144 machine-cut-dovetails.pdf
Workholding in the Lathe [Workshop Practice Series 15] - T. Cain (Argus, 1987).pdf
Workshop Practice Series
Workshop Practice Series_books.pdf
hard to hear with mouth open