Advances in Machine Tool Design & Research (Two Volumes)

A two volume set bound in uniform blue leatherette, with bright gilt titles to front board and spine and clear plastic dustwrappers. Consists of the Proceedings of the 3rd and 4th International M.T. D.R. Conferences held at Universities of Birmingham and Manchester in1962 and 1963. First Volume (Birmingham 1962); (V1)/497pp with opening Address by Lord Hailsham and Lectures on the following: Cutting with Oscillating Tools: Scope of Machine Tool Research: Machine Tools influenced by Dampers & Mountings, Vibration, Milling Test, Electro-Discharge Machining, Spark Machine, New Precision Working, Tool Wear, Carbide Tools & Wear, Grinding Process, Cutting Points, Testing Grinding Wheels, Weisker Method, Cylinder Heads with Carbides & Ceramics, Investigating Cutting Forces, Rotan Miller, Small Lot Production, Optimum Maching, Auto Transfer Machine, Cintinuous Numerical Control, Cold Extrusion, Expolsive Forming of Cones, Water Hammer Process, Electric Spark Discharge, High Precision Lathes, Ristrictors for Compensating Hydrostatic Bearings, Machine Tool Wear, Taper Roller Bearings and Automation in Engineering Manufacture. Second Volume (Manchester 1963): V1/500pp with Lectures on the following; Research & Industry, High Accuracy & Surface Finish, Analysis of Control in systems containing non-Linearities, Electronic Controlled Tools, Tool Charcateristics, Metal Flow, Sheer Angle calculation, Face Milling, Finite Amptitude Instability, Lubricated Ram, Precision Slide Bearing, Cast Iron Properties, Tools of Future, tools with Induction-Coupling Drive, Transmissions, Tool Replacement, High Rate Sheet Metal Forming, Friction coefficeint in Axisymmetric Extrusion, Expolsive Sheet Forminjg, Limites o 3 jaw chucks, Balaning grinding wheels, Design of turret Lathes, Tangential feed in grinding, Phot0-Electric Microscopes and Hobbing Machines & Increased Production.Both volumes all VG Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. …