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This book covers safety, preparation, tooling geometry, basic tooling, change gears, the milling attachment and much, much more. It is a great book if you are just getting started or need a bit of a refresher course.


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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Amelia ★★★★★

The chapter on tooling geometry alone is worth the price—it finally made clear why certain cutter angles behave the way they do. I've been machining for a couple years but this filled in a lot of gaps, especially around the milling attachment setup.

Alexander Q. ★★★★★

The section on setting up change gears is explained clearly enough that I finally understood the process after struggling with online videos. I also appreciated the practical safety tips woven throughout the book—they feel essential for a beginner like me.

Timothy N. ★★★★★

The chapter on tooling geometry finally made sense of why my cuts kept chattering. I've read the change gears and milling attachment sections twice already, and both times I picked up something I'd missed.