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dc309 Seasoned Member Posts: 146	Books For A Beginner Mar 16, 2015 20:18:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dc309 on Mar 16, 2015 20:18:04 GMT Hi all, I'm looking for some books on turning and milling for a relative who's birthday is coming up soon and is wanting to get into model engineering. Can anybody suggest any good books? Regards, Dan

ejparrott Elder Statesman Posts: 3,742	Books For A Beginner Mar 16, 2015 20:22:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ejparrott on Mar 16, 2015 20:22:04 GMT Workshop Practice series, available from TEE I think, and various other places.
	Got: 3½" Lilla, 5" Lion, 2½" Annie Body. Building : 5" Edward Thomas/Peter Sam, 7¼" Jubilee1897 In planning : 4" Burrell Road loco, 5" Standard 4 tank Would like to build : 5" Duchess, NGG16 Garrett Jubilee building photo gallery - photobucket please follow me if you have a photobucket account

dc309 Seasoned Member Posts: 146	Books For A Beginner Mar 16, 2015 20:35:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dc309 on Mar 16, 2015 20:35:41 GMT Thanks ejparrott! I've seen those in various places, I just wondered if there are any more besides those?

Deleted Posts: 0	Books For A Beginner Mar 16, 2015 20:41:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2015 20:41:48 GMT Hi Dan The Amateur Lathe by Lawrence H. Sparey is a handy book and in fact it was the first book that I bought after buying my own lathe. www.amazon.co.uk/The-Amateurs-Lathe-Lawrence-Sparey/dp/0852422881 Pete

dc309 Seasoned Member Posts: 146	Books For A Beginner Mar 16, 2015 21:09:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dc309 on Mar 16, 2015 21:09:23 GMT Cheers Pete!

Midland Elder Statesman Posts: 1,870	Books For A Beginner Mar 17, 2015 9:36:51 GMT dc309 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Midland on Mar 17, 2015 9:36:51 GMT Both those sources are my staple learning material. David
	Princess of Wales runs well as does No 60. The Aspinal looking for a new home. We still need a rake of clerestory coaches. A Compound is coming along. GL5, IBLS

jem Elder Statesman Posts: 1,066	Books For A Beginner Mar 17, 2015 18:18:49 GMT dc309 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jem on Mar 17, 2015 18:18:49 GMT Camden miniature steam has a huge selection of model engineering books. Jem