Machine Forging: The Working of Metals by Machine, by the Staff of the International Textbook Co., published International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1906. Reprinted by Lindsay Publications, Bradley, IL, 1990s, 5½ x 8½ paperback, 34 pages.
Please note this is a new reproduction, not an original.
As is usual with most correspondence course booklets by the International Correspondence Schools, this is richly illustrated with crisp line drawings. Contents include:
- Definition and Scope of Machine Forging
- Classification of Forging Machines
- Rolling Operations
- Rolling Bars
- Rolling Plates
- Graded Rolling
- Example of Rolling With Dies
- Rolling Rifle Barrels
- Special Graded Rolling
- Screw-Thread Rolling
- Bending Rolls
- Drop Forging
- Drop Hammers and Presses
- Board Drop Hammer
- Crank Drop Hammer
- Comparison of Board and Crank Drop Hammers
- Strap and Pulley Drop Press
- Steam Drop Hammer
- Steam Drop Press
- Drop Hammer Dies
- Material Used for Drop Hammer Dies
- Drop Hammer Die Fastenings
- Form of Drop Hammer Dies
- Example of Drop Hammer Die Work
- Drop Hammer Foundations
- Elastic Foundations
- Solid Foundations
- Comparison of Drop Hammer Foundations
- Forging Press Work
- Lever Shears
- Vertical Shear
- Vertical Press or Punch
- Inclined Presses
- Horizontal Presses – Bulldozers
- Example of Horizontal Forging Machine Work
- Pneumatic Forging Machine
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